Southwood bone health scans
Bone Mineral Density for Southwood patients
Southwood patients referred for a bone density scan can visit our Ajax clinic. The test is painless and helps track fracture risk and bone change over time.
At our clinic on Rossland Road East, Ajax
Rossland Diagnostic Clinic300 Rossland Road East · Ajax
Fracture risk assessed
Results help your physician understand your risk of breaking a bone.
Useful for athletes
Athletes can also use bone density results as part of their training care.
Low-energy X-ray
The scan uses low-energy X-ray technology and is non-invasive.
Your visit, your community
A baseline today, a comparison next time.
A bone mineral density scan gives your physician a measure of how strong your bones are. Southwood patients can have the test at Rossland Diagnostic Clinic in Ajax with a physician referral.
Using low-energy X-ray, the scan estimates the calcium and minerals in your bones. It helps detect osteoporosis, assess fracture risk and, when repeated, show how your bones are changing.
The visit is short and non-invasive. Please bring your health card and requisition, avoid metal fasteners where possible and save your calcium or iron tablets until afterwards.
Helpful reminders
Small choices that keep the reading clean.
Metal and same-day supplements can affect a bone density measurement. Keeping them away helps your result.
- Supplements and iron tablets wait until afterwards.
- Wear clothes without metal fasteners if possible.
- Health card and requisition go in your bag.
From booking to your visit
A little planning.
A warm welcome.
Bring a physician referral
This test requires a referral. Send the form or call 905-426-3111 once you have one.
Dress for the scan
Clothing without zippers or metal fasteners is best when possible.
Pause calcium and iron
Leave supplements and iron tablets until your scan is finished that day.
Southwood bone density testing nearby.
Southwood is in Ajax, and our clinic is too, at Unit 102, 300 Rossland Road East. Parking costs nothing and the entrance is level with the lot.
- Ajax
- Discovery Bay
- Riverside Ajax
- South Greenwood
- Audley South
- Nottingham
- Northwest Ajax
- Pickering Beach
- Central East Ajax
Helpful answers
Before you book.
Questions about Bone Mineral Density or visiting from Southwood? Our team is here to help.
Call 905-426-3111Can a bone density scan be repeated?
Yes. Repeat scans help your physician monitor how your bone density changes over time.
Will the test be uncomfortable?
It is quick, painless and non-invasive. You lie still while the scan is taken.
What should I avoid on the day?
Hold calcium supplements and iron tablets until after the scan, and skip clothing with metal if you can.
What do I bring from Southwood?
Your health card and the requisition from your physician. Our clinic is in Ajax on Rossland Road East.
Is a referral really needed?
Yes. Bone mineral density testing requires a physician referral.
Let’s plan your visit
Book a Southwood bone density test.
Have your referral ready, then send a request. We will confirm the date and remind you how to prepare.
Prefer to speak with us?
905-426-3111