Dental Radiography

This course is associated with the following programs:

• Dental Assistant - Technical Diploma
• Dental Hygienist - Associate Degree

1. Illustrate how dental imaging technology has progressed since its first use to the ways in which it is used in providing dental health care today
2. Explain how the process of exposing dental images works
3. Apply principles of radiation safety to patient and operator
4. Operate the x-ray equipment
5. Select the image receptor for an image
6. Produce images of diagnostic quality
7. Manage patients during the imaging process
8. Use proper infection control procedures while producing images
9. Expose bitewing images
10. Expose periapicals using the paralleling technique
11. Expose periapicals and occlusals using the bisecting angle technique
12. Illustrate how extraoral images integrate with the use of intraoral images in dentistry
13. Mount images using anatomical landmarks
14. Evaluate images for diagnostic value
15. Interpret dental imaging findings