DENT1441

This course combines lecture and laboratory practice to introduce dental assisting students to the knowledge and skills required in dental radiology. The course introduces students to the equipment, various full-mouth image surveys, and provides instruction on the paralleling and bisecting techniques. Radiation history, production and control, and exposure variables are discussed. Other concepts include; dental anatomy and pathology, intraoral and extraoral imaging, and critiquing. Laboratory practice is provided on skulls and teaching manikins.Student Learning Outcomes

• Demonstrate techniques to produce diagnostic dental image surveys on manikins.
• Describe and practice the use of dental imaging equipment and processing procedures.
• Demonstrate competency in mounting and critiquing dental image surveys.
• Diagram the components of a dental x-ray machine and explain how they relate to the production of x-rays.
• Explain how exposure variables affect an image.
• Identify anatomical landmarks and pathologies on dental images.
• Demonstrate panoramic imaging and describe other extraoral radiography.