Dental Radiography

Catalog description

This course provides fundamental knowledge of the nature, physical behavior, and biological effects of radiation to maximize understanding of proper safety procedures in exposing, processing, mounting, and interpreting diagnostic radiographs of teeth and their surrounding structures. Lectures address radiation physics, biology and safety, infection control, radiographic needs, quality assurance and interpretation, imaging theory, principles of digital radiography and legal issues of dental radiography. In the lab, students operate x-ray units and digital sensors and expose, process, mount and interpret radiographs.