Dental Radiography
Credits: 2
Course Number: 10-508-103
Course Description
10-508-103 DENTAL RADIOGRAPHY APPLICATIONS...prepares dental auxiliary students to operate x-ray units and expose bitewing, periapical, extra oral, and occlusal radiographs. Emphasis is placed on protection against x-ray hazards. Students also process, mount, and evaluate radiographs for diagnostic value. In this course students demonstrate competency on a manikin. In addition, students expose bitewing radiographs on a peer, role-play patient. (Prerequisite: 10-508-101, Dent Health Safety; Corequisite: 10-508-102, Oral Anat & Hist)
Course Typically Offered
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How can I use this course to achieve my career goals?
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What will I learn?
- 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
- Explain how the process of exposing dental images works
- Apply principles of radiation safety to patient and operator
- Operate the x-ray equipment
- Select the image receptor for an image
- Produce images of diagnostic quality
- Manage patients during the imaging process
- Use proper infection control procedures while producing images
- Expose bitewing images
- Expose periapicals using the paralleling technique
- Expose periapicals and occlusals using the bisecting angle technique
- Illustrate how extraoral images integrate with the use of intraoral images in dentistry
- Mount images using anatomical landmarks
- Evaluate images for diagnostic value
- Interpret dental imaging findings
Class Details
- Class Number:
- 22363
- Delivery:
- In-Person
- Term:
- Spring 2025
- Session:
- 8W1
- Date Range:
- -
Estimated Cost:
$395.20
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Meeting Times
| Dates | Day(s) / Time | Location(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 01/21/25 - 03/11/25 |
Tu
9:30 AM - 11:20 AM |
Green Bay Campus Room HS221
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| 01/21/25 - 03/11/25 |
Tu
12:30 PM - 3:20 PM |
Green Bay Campus Room HS220
|
| 01/22/25 - 03/12/25 |
W
8:30 AM - 11:20 AM |
Green Bay Campus Room HS220
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