New CT Scanner to Mean Added Convenience for Patients

When doctors needed a three-dimensional image of a patient’s mouth, they would send patients to a third-party provider. That’s about to change with the school’s acquisition of a new CT scanner.

To be located on the first floor of 100 East Newton as part of the soon-to-be-renovated implantology surgical suite on the second floor, the CT—or "computed-Axial tomography"—scanner will be a convenience for doctors and patients alike.

"It’s good to have the CT scanner at the school because it will be easier for patients, who won’t need to go to another site," says Dr. Zhimon Jacobson, director of the Center for Implantology. "We can often get the results the same day."

The Center for Implantology has used CT scanners for the past 15 years to obtain more-accurate images than the two-dimensional traditional radiograph. The scanner, which Jacobson expects to be installed by the end of September, will be available for use by all the school’s departments.