Thank you for visiting the home of Valley Brook Family Dental where we provide advanced dental solutions for the entire family. Dr. Joseph Gurecka and his staff have designed a remarkable new office with the patient’s comfort and privacy in mind. We offer quality dental care for adults and children in a modern, state of the art facility complete with DVD entertainment, Broadband Access, and PlayStation for the children. Our patient services include cosmetic dentistry (bonding and whitening), ultra thin veneers, crown & bridges, dental implants, root canals, laser dentistry for non-surgical gum therapy and routine oral surgery, complete and partial dentures, and TMJ/Sleep Apnea appliances.



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How do dental Xrays compare with other sources of radiation?
The National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurement has estimated that the mean effective radiation does from all sources in the United States is 3.6 millisieverts (mSv) per year with 3.0 mSv coming from natural sources and 0.6 coming from man-made sources.
|
Radiation Source |
Estimate Exposure (mSv) |
| Dental Xrays Bitewing Xray Full Mouth Xray |
0.038 0.150 |
| Medical Xrays Lower GI Xray Upper GI Xray Chest Xray |
4.060 2.440 0.080 |
| Cosmic Radiation (avg radiation from outer space for person living in US per year) |
0.510 |
| Natural Radiation (avg radiation in the US from natural sources per year) |
3.000 |
For more information on dental xrays, visit the American Dental Association website.