DH 250 - Principles of Dental Radiography

This course includes the history of dental radiography, image and x-ray production, radiation safety, patient protection, and quality assurance. Proper processing techniques and the importance of high-quality dental radiographs will be stressed. Students will be familiar with both the paralleling and bisecting techniques used to expose dental radiographs. Intraoral and extra-oral techniques will be discussed. Semester Credit Hours 2.00 semester credit hours Contact Hours: 30.00 Prerequisites: DH 119 Orofacial Structures, DH 210 Dental Management and Technologies and SC 229 Fundamentals of Anatomy and Physiology II. Corequisite: None.