The Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology conducted a webinar on the art of reporting of a CBCT scan on 30th September, 2020. The webinar focused on the reporting in Implantology and Endodontics. The webinar was had two resource persons. The implantology aspect was spoken by Dr. Sneha Satish, Senior Lecturer, Oral medicine and Radiology and the endodontics aspect was spoken by Dr. Jayanth kumar V, Reader, Oral medicine and Radiology. The two lectures was followed by Q& A session.
The webinar was attended by 83 delegates which 63 external delegates. Being an online webinar, we had registrations from across the country.
The implantology aspect of the webinar gave a step by step guidance on opening a scan volume, the methodology adopted for assessment of an implant and the guidelines for the placement of an implant. The live webinar had an interactive video on how the steps are executed in the scan.
The endodontics aspect of the webinar highlighted on the guidelines for ideal scenarios where CBCT scans are advised. There were case based discussion highlighting the usage of CBCT with typical case images being taken for discussion.
The question and answer session took up questions on the doubts of the participants. They had also raised queries concerning the ideal scenarios which require prescription of CBCT scans.
Overall the webinar was well received by the audience which was reflected in the blinded feedback collected from the participants at the end of the program. The department intends to conduct many such programs in the future using the online platform as it increases the reach of the program across the country.