id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt work_fvfsw3slsbcopcobqwtvebo23e I. Ahmad Digital dental photography. Part 2: purposes and uses 2009.0 6 .pdf application/pdf 3628 312 54 Although the primary purpose of using digital photography in dentistry is for recording various aspects of clinical information in the oral cavity, other benefi ts also accrue. Detailed here are the uses of digital images for dento-legal documentation, education, communication with patients, dental team members and colleagues and for portfolios, and marketing. These uses enhance the status of a dental practice and improve delivery of care to patients. Whether the use of dental photography is solely for documentation or patients will not object to dental documentation for the purpose of recording Fig. 2 Dental images, similarly to radiographs, printed photograph is ideal for educating patients about a specifi c treatment Fig. 4 A set of pre-operative images is ideal for examination, diagnosis and obtained, the patient needs to be presented with treatment options, together Fig. 20 Articles in a dental journal add kudos to a practice dental images for marketing the practice ./cache/work_fvfsw3slsbcopcobqwtvebo23e.pdf ./txt/work_fvfsw3slsbcopcobqwtvebo23e.txt