Dr. Katie ToThe Wellness Dentist, CEO and Founder of Center for Wellness Dentistry and Wellness Dentist Institute.

Your Dental Scan Was Taken — But Did Anyone Actually Read It?

26 Aug 2026 · 1 min

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In this brief PSA, the speaker argues that relying on a single clinician to interpret a dental CBCT scan is insufficient. Every CBCT should be sent to a board‑certified oral radiologist for a second, expert review. The speaker highlights that many patients undergo multiple scans without ever receiving a formal radiology report, and that expert review frequently uncovers significant incidental findings—such as sinus disease, jaw infections, bone cavitations, and neck arthritis—that patients were not complaining about. The message stresses that patients deserve definitive answers rather than assumptions, and that the current practice of unreviewed imaging is unacceptable.

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Would you trust one pilot to inspect an airplane before takeoff? Probably not. So why would you trust only one person to read a scan of your full skull? Every CBCT we take gets sent to board-certified oral radiologists. A second expert. A second set of eyes. And thank goodness, because we found sinus disease, jaw infections, bone cavitations, Neck arthritis, things that patients never came in complaining about. Here's the scary part. Many people have had multiple CBCT scans and never received an actual radiology report. The image was taken, nobody looked deeply. Imagine getting an MRI and nobody reading it. That's crazy, right? Yes, it happens every day. You deserve answers, not assumptions.