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Policy that outlines Adams School of Dentistry workforce members with creating, storing, transmitting, accessing, or using any patient information in support of clinical or research purposes.

Completion of dental record documentation in a timely manner is vital to patient care, patient safety, and provider communication. In addition, completion of dental records influences a variety of financial and quality functions within the UNC Adams School of Dentistry. Providers are strongly encouraged to enter information in the patient's medical record at the time the service is rendered to the patient.

Significant and robust scientific data indicate that the risks of in utero birth defects are zero for dental exposures used for patients. It follows that the risk is also zero for radiographic equipment operators. Therefore, there are no contraindications for pregnant students operating x-ray equipment.