Dental Hygiene Radiology 2.0 UNITS

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Intended for students accepted in the Dental Hygiene Baccalaureate Degree Program. This course is a study of dental radiography, the characteristics and methods of controlling x-radiation, types of film used, methods of processing, identifying, and mounting radiographs, radiation safety procedures, and interpretation of radiographs for preliminary evaluation. It includes the theories and techniques of intra-oral, extra-oral, and digital radiography with laboratory experience and analysis of technique errors.