[en] A personal visit, during 1978 and 1981, lasting from 45-60 min, was paid to 141 randomly selected general dental practices. One-hundred-and-twenty-nine items of information, pertaining to radiological protection, were gathered and later analysed statistically by the Department of Statictics of the University of Pretoria to determine whether a hazard exists for the operator, staff and persons in the environs. From the results, it can be concluded that, in general, no significant hazard to these persons exists from dental radiography