Inspections of X-ray Use in Dental Practices and Common Regulatory Violations.

Dental X-ray machine inspections are conducted by the California Department of Public Health’s Radiologic Health Branch (RHB). RHB’s mission is to protect public health and safety throughout California by ensuring the safe use of radiologic equipment and materials within industry, medicine and research, preventing radiologic health hazards and educating and enforcing applicable state and federal radiation laws and regulations.