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DENA 1032 - Dental Radiology II

Credits: 3
Hours/Week: Lecture 2 Lab 1
Course Description: This course will focus on the study and practical applications of exposing, processing, and evaluating diagnostically acceptable intraoral radiographs on mannequins and patients. Students must be able to perform physical tasks to complete course requirements. Acceptance in the Dental Assisting Program is required. If a student is pregnant, a physician’s approval is required for course attendance because of radiation exposure.
MnTC Goals
None

Prerequisite(s): DENA 1020 , DENA 1031 , DENA 1041 , DENA 1042 , and DENA 1050 .
Corequisite(s): None
Recommendation: None

Major Content
  1. Additional types of radiography used in dentistry (occlusal and localization techniques, panoramic, extraoral and digital)
  2. Diagnostically acceptable full-mouth surveys and mounted radiographs
  3. Full-mouth surveys on mannequin and full-mouth surveys on patients
  4. Interpersonal communication with patients
  5. Legal issues and the dental radiographer
  6. Principles of infection control when taking radiographs on patients including MSDS and hazardous waste information
  7. Principles of radiation safety and infection control for patient and operator
  8. Principles of radiographic quality assurance procedures
  9. Principles of the bitewing, bisecting, and paralleling techniques
  10. “Interpretation” of dental caries, periodontal disease, trauma, pulpal, and periapical lesions

Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course students will be able to:

  1. Identify and perform acceptable radiation safety procedures.
  2. Demonstrate skills in taking bitewing radiographs and periapical radiographs with a standard and digital x-ray machine.
  3. Demonstrate skills in maintenance of the automatic processor and stepwedge procedure.
  4. Identify and evaluate diagnostically acceptable radiographs and identify radiographic anatomy.
  5. Demonstrate film placement on mannequins and patients.
  6. Describe vertical and horizontal angles, and paralleling versus bisecting techniques.
  7. Identify and interpret caries, periodontal disease, lesions, and their appearance on an x-ray.
  8. Describe developmental disturbances of teeth and bone.
  9. Identify legal considerations in dentistry.
  10. Identify and perform acceptable radiology infection control procedures.
  11. Demonstrate knowledge of safe handling, storage, and disposal of hazardous waste.
  12. Identify and demonstrate acceptable interpersonal communication with patients.
  13. Perform full- mouth radiographs on mannequins.
  14. Perform full- mouth radiographs on patients.

Competency 1 (1-6)
None
Competency 2 (7-10)
None


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