In the various fields of action of the Specialist in Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, the competencies include:

From pre-imaging exam considerations:

He is a professional whose standard criterion is the protection of his patients according to the international standard for reducing radiation doses to a minimum to obtain diagnostic benefits (ALARA / ALADA criteria).
For its professional work, the Oral and Maxillofacial Radiologist always considers the cost-benefit ratio with respect to the characteristics and number of examinations necessary and most appropriate for each particular case, so that it carries out its activity with the minimum risk of damage from the use of ionizing radiation and always with a view to an adequate level of resolution of the clinical concerns for which the respective imaging exams have been indicated for each patient.
Given the permanent advance in scientific and technological knowledge, the Oral and Maxillofacial Radiologist has a critical attitude and permanently updated information that allows him to adequately adopt the concepts that are beneficial to this discipline of Dentistry to put them into practice, which is why training Continuous academic is its natural feature.

From the imaging exams themselves:

He has the skills for the correct indication of conventional and highly complex imaging exams according to the characteristics of each clinical picture, thus being a permanent advisor to the general dentist, the specialist dentist and, sometimes, also the surgeon, to complement adequately the information from the clinical findings of the oral and maxillofacial territory.
In this way, the Oral and Maxillofacial Radiologist contributes in the diagnosis, control and treatment phases of the pathologies of the territory, together with generating information that complements the clinical findings and allows estimating the prognosis of the present pathologies.
It is prepared to carry out conventional and advanced radiographic examinations, as well as to be critically and adequately advised in the development of more complex examinations, with a view to always using the technology available in the public and private network of service providers. images.
It is the professional with the highest authority to interpret the images obtained from these exams, both in terms of the pathologies related to the reason that generated the request for the exam and, eventually, with the findings presented in them, always with a view to the return or preservation of oral health that the health team will provide as a comprehensive service to its patients.

Of his performance in the health team:

For this, this professional must work in work teams, since the activity of the Oral and Maxillofacial Radiologist is essentially an advisory activity and complements the clinical activity, whatever the specialty of dentistry, and eventually medical, that requires its services.
Likewise, it can correlate the imaging findings with the clinical and epidemiological realities of each individual in particular and of the population in general and, since it also knows the national health care systems at the dental level, it can perform in both the public and public sectors. the private one.
The Oral and Maxillofacial Radiologist has the ability to guide or contribute to scientific research that develops on the particular task of the specialty or in which the specialty constitutes support. It also has the potential to publicize its activities and train duly accredited assistant personnel to carry out support tasks in the field of this specialty.
At the same time, the Oral and Maxillofacial Radiologist has the necessary competencies to give his / her informed opinion on legal matters or expert opinions when the pertinent authorities deem it necessary.

Of responsibility:

For all the above, he is responsible for the procedures and results of the task of the specialty that he is in charge of administering, at the same time that he informs the corresponding administrative authorities of any irregularities that are incurred during his performance or that are found present in the clinical guideline guidelines that regulate activity in public and private healthcare networks that offer imaging services.