Food and Drug Administration, HHS.--General; dental radiographs. Final recommendations

The agency is issuing a recommendation that insurance carriers and other remote parties refrain from requiring administrative dental x-ray examinations. Administrative dental x-ray examinations are those required by a remote third party (other than a patient's dentist or physician) for reasons not related to the patient's immediate dental needs. These dental x-ray examinations may result in unnecessary radiation exposure to the patient. This recommendation is a part of the agency's effort to minimize unnecessary exposure of the public to ionizing radiation.