Mysore/Mysuru: The vision of Dr. Sri Shivarathri Rajendra Swamiji was to provide an affordable state-of-the-art health care to the community and contribute to a healthy population.

The JSS Dental College and Hospital, JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, Mysuru, has procured a machine — Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT), one of the most advanced technology in various fields of dentistry. 

This facility will be available to general public and private practitioners in and around Mysuru.

CBCT is the latest imaging technology that gives redimensional pictures of the oral and perioral structures which will enable a precise diagnosis and treatment plan. The Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, JSS Dental College and Hospital, is now equipped with most precise, reliable, high end CBCT with latest state-of-the-art technology and software features for imaging services. The machine also ensures image transfer and viewing facilities and eliminates need for the film printing.

CBCT possesses low effective radiation dose of about 10 times less than medical CT, lower cost, interactive display modes with multiplanar reconstruction which helps in better understanding for general population, according to a press release from Principal, JSS Dental College and Hospital [Ph:  0821 – 2548346].