“Dentists should not prescribe routine dental X-rays at preset intervals for all patients,”

“There is little evidence to support irradiating people looking at all the teeth in search of hidden problems in asymptomatic patients.”

“Accordingly, [doctors] should select patients wisely — only [take X-rays] when there is [a] patient-specific reason to believe there is a reasonable expectation the [X-rays] will offer unique information influencing diagnosis or treatment.”