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Official Course
Description: MCCCD Approval: 3-28-2000 |
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DAE131
2000 Fall – 2012 Summer II |
LAB
2.0 Credit(s) 6.0
Period(s) 4.8 Load Occ |
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Dental
Radiography Laboratory |
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Radiation safety and infection control procedures for
operator and patient. Film placement, exposure, development, mounting, and
evaluation of dental radiographs. Operation and maintenance of x-ray and
processing equipment. Interpretation of radiographic findings. Prerequisites: (Admission to the Dental
Assisting Program and DAE/DHE122) or permission of instructor. Corequisites: DAE/DHE124 or
permission of instructor. |
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MCCCD
Official Course Competencies: |
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DAE131 2000
Fall – 2012 Summer II |
Dental Radiography Laboratory |
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Operate, maintain, and sterilize all radiographic
equipment used to expose radiographs. (I, II) |
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Demonstrate radiographic infection control procedures
while exposing and processing radiographs. (II) |
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Utilize radiation protection measures for the patient and
operator. (III) |
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Select appropriate types and sizes of dental radiographic
film and film holders to be used for the patient. (IV) |
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Expose
intraoral radiographs using the bisection, paralleling, and mixed techniques
on primary dentition, adult dentition, and edentulous DXTTR (dental x-ray
training replica) phantoms. (V) |
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Expose intraoral radiographs using the bisection, paralleling,
and mixed techniques on child and adult patients. (V) |
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Expose
accessory radiographs including the following films: topographical,
cross-sectional (pedodontic and adult), and distal
oblique. (VI) |
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Expose a panoramic radiograph on an adult or child
patient. (VI) |
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Process exposed radiographs using automatic and manual
techniques. (VII) |
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Identify and mount full-mouth series, horizontal and
vertical inter-proximal radiographs and accessory films. (VIII) |
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Evaluate radiographs by identifying technique errors,
cause for errors, and measures to correct them. (IX) |
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Identify the
anatomy of the dentition and landmarks of the maxilla and mandible using
intraoral and extraoral radiographs. (X) |
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Identify and chart atypical or pathological conditions
using intraoral and extraoral radiographs. (XI) |
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Maintain darkroom processing equipment including the
automatic processor and time-temperature equipment. (XII) |
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Duplicate radiographs. (XIII) |
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MCCCD
Official Course Outline: |
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DAE131 2000
Fall – 2012 Summer II |
Dental Radiography Laboratory |
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I. Operation and
Maintenance of Radiography Equipment A. Control unit B. X-ray head C. X-ray exposing
instruments II. Infection Control A. Radiography equipment B. Exposing patients C. Operator safety D. Processing films III. Radiation Protection
Measures A. Patient B. Operator IV. Radiographic Film and
Exposing Instruments A. Types B. Purpose/use C. Selection criteria V. Exposing Radiographs A. Bisection technique B. Paralleling technique C. Mixed technique D. Phantoms E. Patient VI. Accessory Films A. Topographic B. Cross-sectional C. Distal-oblique D. Panoramic VII. Processing Radiographs
A. Automatic B. Manual VIII. Mounting Radiographs A. Full series B. Interproximal
1. Horizontal 2. Vertical C. Accessory films IX. Evaluating Radiographs A. Technique B. Correction of errors X. Anatomical Landmarks A. Dentition B. Osseos
structure C. Periodontium
XI. Interpretation and
Charting A. Atypical condition B. Pathological condition XII. Processing Equipment
and Maintenance of Equipment A. Automatic processor B. Manual processor XIII. Duplication of
Radiographs |