This course will provide the student with the necessary background knowledge of ionizing radiation, including the following: history of dental radiography; image and x-ray production; radiation safety; patient and operator protection and quality assurance. Students will use paralleling and bisecting techniques to produce images. The advantages and disadvantages of each of those techniques will be discussed. Errors in exposure, developing, and mounting will be addressed. Students will be given the opportunity to expose, process, mount, and evaluate the diagnostic value of images. Procedural techniques for exposing extraoral accessory images utilized in dental offices will be introduced.
Certificate of Completion in Dental Radiology
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