![]() The Health Protection Agency require a service level agreement to be in place between the CBCT practice and referring practice. The fee for an unreported DPT image is £50 The fee for an unreported CBCT scan is £95. There is a higher fee if the scan is to be reported on at Kingston Park Dental Practice. The scan will not be reported on unless specifically requested. The file is password protected and the password to access the file will be sent to referring dentist. Referring dentists are sent a unique link to download the scan which is hosted on secure servers in the EU. Scans can be sent to referring dentist by CD or electronically though secure cloud hosting service. A tutorial in using this software can be found here. The scan can be provided to referring dentists as a DICOM file or with embedded InVivo 3D software. An 8圆cm scan can be taken for a whole arch or an 8x8cm scan for both maxillary and mandibular arches. The area of the scan can be limited to 5x5 cm for local planning such as single implant placement, endodontic investigation or pre-surgical assessment. Higher resolution images allow the pulp system and surrounding structures of a tooth to be evaluated in incredible detail but increased radiation dose. Standard mode scans are routinely used for implant or surgical planning and higher resolution scans can be taken in higher resolution or 'Endo mode' with 85um voxel size and scatter reduction technology. ![]()
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