DENT 120 — Oral Radiology/Radiography I
This course is the first of a series of two courses and includes both didactic and laboratory instruction. Content in this course includes the history and terminology of oral radiography, radiation physics, infection control, radiology supplies/equipment and its functions, intraoral paralleling exposure technique, darkroom procedures, biological effects of radiation and radiation protection, and mounting of radiographs. The practical component applies radiographic theory and technique in practice.