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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 Contact Hours: 30/0/0/30 Prerequisites: DH 190 - Orofacial Structures, Histology, and Embryology  DH 210 Dental Management and Technologies  and SC 246 - Anatomy and Physiology II . Corequisite: None.