Dental Radiology for Dental Hygiene (P) (C)

ADED140C - Dental Radiology for Dental Hygiene This course provides the foundational knowledge and skills needed for the appropriate use of diagnostic imaging in a dental practice, including digital radiography, radiation biology and protection, quality assurance procedures, radiation physics, radiographic interpretation, radiographic landmarks, and ethics. Emphasis will be placed on patient and operator protection and equipment function. Lectures and laboratory demonstrations are coordinated with laboratory practice on a manikin to develop mastery of digital dental radiographic techniques. Patients will be scheduled near the end of the term when students exhibit acceptable radiographic skills and basic principles of radiographic interpretation. (Prerequisites: ADED 134C and BIOL 195C; corequisites: ADED 100C, 113C and ADED 136C.)