DEA 302 - Dental Radiography

Credit(s) 3.00
Lecture Hours: 1.00
Lab Hours: 4.00
This course examines theory and clinical practice of oral radiographic methods. The course presents the history and development of x- radiation; properties and uses of x-radiation; radiation hygiene; exposing, processing, and mounting of intraoral and extraoral films; and identification of radiographic anatomic landmarks.

Prerequisite(s): Admission into the Dental Assisting program.
SLOs:
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Describe how x-rays are produced and their effect on radiographic film.
Discuss biological effects of radiation including radiation hygiene.
Discuss the geometric factors which affect the radiographic image.
Demonstrate how to expose, process, mount, and label radiographs.
Demonstrate panoramic and computerized imaging techniques.
Identify radiographic anatomic landmarks.
Discuss techniques and processing errors.
Demonstrate the ability to chart radiographic findings.