Who has a legal right to request copies of a patient's radiographs?

a. Another dentist
b. The patient
c. An insurance company
d. All of the above


d. Patients may request a copy of their radiographs if they decide to change dentists, request a consultation with a dental specialist, or for any other reason. Insurance companies have the right to request pretreatment radiographs to evaluate the dental treatment plan for which services they will be paying.

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A. patient's financial responsibility B. provider's participating status C. patient's employment status D. covered services

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