Greetings
Our department handles radiation diagnosis/diagnostic imaging of dental, oral and maxillofacial diseases and dental and oral care related to radiation therapy.Diagnostic imaging includes plain dental X-ray photography, CT, MRI and RI scans, ultrasonography and sialography. We provide dental and oral care to patients receiving radiation therapy of the oral cavity and jawbone to prevent deterioration of the oral cavity environment.
Outline
Medical care system
We perform dental diagnostic imaging for approximately 10,000 cases and provide dental and oral care to roughly 300 patients who receive radiation therapy each year. Requests for diagnostic imaging are also accepted from other general dental hospitals than Hokkaido University Hospital.Treatment policy
Concerning oral cancer, we cooperate with oral surgeons and radiologists to decide on treatment policies. Using dental skills, we perform advanced radiation therapy and prepare dentures to prevent disability.Areas of medical care
Diagnostic imaging of the oral cavity area
- Plain X-ray interpretation
- CT diagnosis
- MRI diagnosis
- Ultrasonography
- Nuclear medicine diagnosis
- Sialography, diagnosis
Dental/oral care
- Before radiation therapy
- During radiation therapy
- After radiation therapy
Consultation hours
First-visit reception: 8:30 a.m. – noon (by appointment only) *Please consult us if you would like to visit in the afternoon.Return-visit reception: 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (by appointment only)
Consultation hours: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Consultation days: Monday – Friday
Closed: Saturdays, Sundays, national holidays, year-end and New Year holidays
*Inquires: Third Clinic: 011-706-4349/4352/4386 (9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.)
Major tests and equipment
Inside the Dental Care Center
- Ultrasonograph
- X-ray diagnostic equipment
- Three dental units
Inside the medical clinical division at Hokkaido University Hospital
Three dental unitsInside the Radiology department in the central clinical building of Hokkaido University Hospital
Dental units in the Third ClinicMedical care results
(Unit: cases)
Diagnostic imaging | Plain X-ray interpretation | 7,995 |
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CT diagnosis | 2,030 | |
Ultrasonograph | 439 | |
Sialography | 34 | |
CBCT interpretation | 1,177 | |
Dental/oral care, etc. | Patients receiving radiation therapy | 883 |
(January – December 2015)