2009 Catalog: General Courses

THIS ONLINE COURSE IS FOR CONTINUING DENTAL EDUCATION PURPOSES. IT DOES NOT SUBSTITUTE FOR THE IHS RADIOLOGY CERTIFICATION.

A training DVD has been developed for new dental clinicians as well as dental clinicians who are currently working in the dental profession. The purpose for new dental personnel is to introduce radiology equipment, discuss the concepts of how to obtain quality radiographs and demonstrate techniques for achieving ideal, diagnostic radiographs. Current dental personnel can use the information as a general review and to update and enhance current techniques being utilized by the clinic staff.

This DVD can be viewed in its entirety or each individual section accessed separately as needed to improve technique skills or review a specific concept in dental radiology. It also is a good complementary resource for the IHS textbook, Radiological Health and Safety. The DVD is divided into five major areas of training:

Section 1. Radiology Equipment.
Section 2. Radiographic Techniques.
Section 3. Processing Radiographs.
Section 4. Specialized Techniques.
Section 5. Infection Control.

After review of this DVD and completion of the post-test the clinician will be able to:

1. Identify components of radiology equipment.
2. Demonstrate proper radiation safety procedures when exposing radiographs.
3. Practice appropriate techniques for placement of patient, film, and x-ray equipment when exposing periapical and bitewing radiographs.
4. Identify common errors that result in a loss of diagnostic quality for intra-oral and panoramic radiographs and how to correct for these errors.
5. Describe how to process radiographs using an automatic processor.
6. Demonstrate proper techniques for placement of patient, film and x-ray equipment when taking Panoramic, Occlusal and Vertical Bitewing radiographs.
7. Explain how to use appropriate infection control procedures when exposing radiographs.

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No tuition is due for this course.