Clinical Orthodontic Photography in Dental Colleges in India – A Questionnaire Study Vallakati Anisha1,*, Jyothikiran H.2, Jain Sunny3, Jatania Archana3 1Post Graduate Student, JSS Dental College, Mysore, Karnataka 2Associate Professor, JSS Dental College, Mysore, Karnataka 3Senior Lecturer, Saraswati Dhanwantri Dental College, Parbani, Maharashtra *Address for correspondence: Anisha Vallakati, Email id: jollyani@yahoo.com
Online published on 23 November, 2015. Abstract A good dental photography protocol greatly enhances the dental practice. Aim To assess photographic practices in various dental colleges within the India. Methods The questionnaire was created online using ‘Kwiksurveys’ and was emailed to 170 dental colleges registered with Dental Council of India. Result Most of the trainees took the photographs on their own using DSLR camera with a minimum of 3 sets of photographs which included pre-treatment, post-treatment and one set of mid-treatment photographs. These photographs are mainly stored on PC hard-drives. Top Keywords Clinical Orthodontic Photography, Indian Orthodontic Society, British Protocol Colleges. Top |