Duffin Heights bone scans
Bone Mineral Density for Duffin Heights residents
Duffin Heights residents with a referral can have a bone mineral density scan in Ajax. A quick, painless low-energy X-ray to check for osteoporosis.
At our clinic on Rossland Road East, Ajax
Rossland Diagnostic Clinic300 Rossland Road East · Ajax
Fracture risk insight
Results help your physician judge your risk of fracture and decide on next steps.
Quick and painless
The scan is non-invasive and finished in a short visit.
For athletes as well
Bone density results can also be useful for athletes and their physicians.
Your visit, your community
Duffin Heights, numbers that describe your bones.
Bone mineral density testing estimates the calcium and minerals in your bones using low-energy X-ray. Your physician can use the results to detect osteoporosis, assess fracture risk and monitor change over time, and some athletes use the results too.
Duffin Heights patients in north Pickering travel east to our Ajax clinic at Unit 102, 300 Rossland Road East. Parking is free and access is on the ground floor.
The scan is quick, painless and non-invasive, and a physician referral is required. Wear clothing without metal fasteners if you can, save calcium supplements and iron tablets until after the test, and bring your health card and requisition.
Morning reminders
Duffin Heights patients, plan your clothes and pills.
Two small adjustments on exam day help the scan give an accurate measurement.
- Avoid zippers and metal fasteners
- Hold calcium and iron until after
- Health card and requisition required
From booking to your visit
A little planning.
A warm welcome.
Book with your referral
A physician referral is required. Send the form or call 905-426-3111 to choose a time.
Plan your morning
Leave calcium supplements and iron tablets until after the scan, and pick clothes without metal fasteners.
Visit us in Ajax
Head east from Duffin Heights to Unit 102, 300 Rossland Road East, with your health card and requisition.
Bone health checks for Duffin Heights.
Duffin Heights residents in north Pickering come to our Ajax clinic for bone density testing. Free parking and level access make each visit straightforward.
- Seaton
- Brock Ridge
- Greenwood
- Dunbarton
- Highbush
- Kinsale
- Rougemount
- Amberlea
- Pickering
Helpful answers
Before you book.
Questions about Bone Mineral Density or visiting from Duffin Heights? Our team is here to help.
Call 905-426-3111How does the scan measure bone density?
It uses low-energy X-ray to estimate the amount of calcium and minerals in your bones.
Can I take my iron pill before the test?
Please wait until after the scan to take iron tablets or calcium supplements.
Is a referral required?
Yes. Bone mineral density testing requires a physician referral.
What kind of clothing should I choose?
When possible, wear clothing with no zippers, buckles or other metal fasteners.
Where do Duffin Heights patients go?
Our only clinic is in Ajax at Unit 102, 300 Rossland Road East, east of Pickering.
Let’s plan your visit
Request a bone density scan from Duffin Heights.
Tell us about your referral and our team will contact you to arrange your appointment.
Prefer to speak with us?
905-426-3111