VERY IMPORTANT INFO BELOW
X-RAY EQUIPMENT INSTALLED IN MARYLAND MUST COMPLY WITH NEW STATE LAWS. Click on blue tabs above that refer to State Inspection.
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THE BELOW INFORMATION IS LAW IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND. FINES MAY BE ASSESSED! Hopefully not.
THE NEW LAW STATES:
MOST DENTAL MANUFACTURERS RECOMMEND 12 MONTH INTERVALS.
MACHINE MAINTENANCE: UNITED MEDICAL, LLC WILL ASSURE THAT YOUR DENTAL X-RAY MACHINES(S) WILL BE CALIBRATED TO THE MANUFACTURERS RECOMMENDED SPECIFICATIONS AS REQUIRED BY MARYLAND STATE LAW.
THE RECENTLY PASSED AMENDED LAW (MAY 2010) SIGNED BY THE
MARYLAND GOVERNOR GIVING 20 DAYS TO REPAIR X-RAY
MACHINE VIOLATIONS DOES NOT PERTAIN TO THE MANDATORY
CALIBRATION LAW!!!!
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“A registrant shall maintain each radiation machine in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommended maintenance specifications.”
Warning Label. The control panel containing the main power switch shall bear the warning statement, legible and accessible to view: “WARNING: This x-ray unit may be dangerous to patient and operator unless safe exposure factors and operating instructions are observed.”
If your dental x-ray machine has more than one tube head, the control panel and the tube head must show which tube head is being used except for non-certified equipment.
Multiple Tubes. Where two or more dental radiographic tubes are controlled by one exposure switch, the tube or tubes which have been selected shall be clearly indicated prior to initiation of the exposure. This indication shall be both on the x-ray control panel and at or near the tube housing assembly.
The x-ray field must be contained within the borders of the image receptor.
Mechanical Support of Tube Head. The dental x-ray tube housing assembly supports shall be adjusted such that the tube housing assembly will remain stable during an exposure unless tube housing movement is a designed function of the x-ray system.
Technique Indicators.
(1) The technique factors to be used during an exposure shall be indicated before the exposure begins. If automatic exposure controls are used, the technique factors which are set prior to the exposure shall be indicated.
(2) Indication of technique factors shall be visible from the operator’s position except in the case of spot films made by the fluoroscopist.
Beam Limitation. The useful dental x-ray beam shall be limited to the area of clinical interest.
The x-ray timer must be accurate and shall stop x-ray production at a preset time.
Standing at least 6 feet from the dental x-ray beam or behind a barrier, you must be able to view the patient throughout the entire exposure.
X-ray Control.
Each x-ray control shall be located in such a way as to meet the following requirements:
Stationary x-ray systems shall be required to have the x-ray control permanently mounted in a protected area so that the operator is required to remain in that protected area during the entire exposure.
In addition, a signal audible to the operator shall indicate that that the exposure has terminated.
A signal audible to the operation shall be exempted if the x-ray machine is manufactured before 1978.
The exposure from a dental x-ray machine must be consistent at each setting.
General information pertaining to Maryland State DENTAL INSPECTIONS from the Maryland State Web Site below.
Currently all dental facilities are inspected every three years.
The dental facilities are contacted and appointments are scheduled 30 days in advance.
It is up to the dentist’s discretion whether patients should be scheduled during the time of an inspection. It seems to be more convenient for the inspector if patients are not scheduled due to the equipment and the accessibility of the room(s).
An unannounced inspection could be held if there is a complaint from an employee or the general public.
If the radiation machine has more than one tube head it should be denoted on the tube head and the control panel when in use.
All operators must be licensed through the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
Radiation Machine Administrative Film Processing
Approximate time taken on each dental radiation machine and film processing during a state inspection:
–~ 30 minutes per Intraoral.
–~ 45 minutes per Panoral.
–~ 45 minutes per Cephalometric.
–~ 45 minutes for film processing
During a dental inspection, the Agency requests that the following documentation be present at the facility:
1. Radiation Machine Registration Form (RX1) – must be available
2. The Registration Certificate – must be posted
3. Personnel Monitoring Records – records must be kept at the facility (monitoring requirements: turn in the badges monthly then monitor for 6 consecutive months or turn in the badges quarterly then monitor for 1 consecutive year)
4. Notice to Employee Posting – must be posted
5. A log of processing solution changes – a log must be maintained which shows when the processor was cleaned, solutions changed, and maintenance.