CCOG for DA 121 Spring 2024
- Course Number:
- DA 121
- Course Title:
- Dental Radiology I (Lab)
- Credit Hours:
- 2
- Lecture Hours:
- 0
- Lecture/Lab Hours:
- 0
- Lab Hours:
- 60
Course Description
Provides an opportunity to practice radiographic techniques on manikins, and patients correlating activities to the DA 120 lecture. Prerequisites: Acceptance in the Dental Assisting program. Corequisites: DA 120.
Intended Outcomes for the course
Upon completion of the course students should be able to:
- Demonstrate how to use the correct settings for impulses, milliamperes, and kilovolt peak in radiography.
- Expose Full Mouth Series (FMS) and Bitewings (BWXs) images on manikins and live patients, using digital technology in a safe and effective manner.
- Chart and document according to industry standards.
- Demonstrate proper infection control protocols.
Aspirational Goals
That all students are able to expose a Full Mouth Series (FMS) of images to industry standards.
Course Activities and Design
- The activities in this course follow the lectures and class discussions in DA 120. This laboratory class provides the practical applications of radiographic principles and techniques
- Laboratory applications provide opportunity to practice intraoral radiographic techniques on manikins and live patients. In addition, students practice peer-to-peer placement on one another, using safe and effective techniques - no exposures to x radiation
Outcome Assessment Strategies
- Lab practicals
- Written comprehensive final
- Attendance
- Professional industry standards of behavior in the classrooms and laboratories
Course Content (Themes, Concepts, Issues and Skills)
- History of radiography
- Uses in dentistry
- Physical properties of x-radiation
- Generation of x-rays
- Parts of the x-ray machine
- Use of the manikin
- Intraoral film
- Digital sensors
- Safety protocols and radiation safety equipment
- Intraoral exposure techniques
- Exposure factors
- Characteristics of a diagnostic image
- Exposure errors
- Mounting radiographs and images
- Introduction to radiographic landmarks
- Record keeping
- Digital radiography
COMPETENCIES:
- Define the parts of the x-ray machine
- Describe and use safety protocols and equipment which are required by law
- Explain and demonstrate the paralleling technique of intraoral exposures on a manikin using various types of film holders
- Explain the characteristics of a diagnostic dental image and use the correct exposure factors to produce diagnostic images using a manikin and subsequently, live patients
- Demonstrate the ability to correctly mount radiographs/images for use in diagnosis
- Identify normal radiographic anatomical landmarks and normal oral conditions on images at an introductory level
- Identify errors and explain how to correct them
- Record patient data as required for image identification
- Demonstrate exposure competency using digital sensors
Related Instruction
Computation
Hours: 6- Demonstrate the techniques of digitally exposing images on manikins in a safe and effective manner
- Demonstrate the techniques of digitally exposing images on patients in a safe and effective manner.
- Demonstrate how to use the correct settings for impulses, milliamperes, and kilovolt peak in radiography.
- Demonstrate how to chart to industry standards.
- Explain the characteristics of a diagnostic dental image.
- Demonstrate the correct exposure factors to produce diagnostic images using a manikin and patients.
- Describe and demonstrate how to use the correct settings for impulses, milliamperes, kilovolt peak in radiography.
Communication
Hours: 6
- Expose Full Mouth Series (FMS) and Bitewings (BWXs) images on manikins and live patients, using digital technology in a safe and effective manner.
- Chart and document according to industry standards.
- Evaluate and verbalize exposing techniques that are correct and incorrect.
- Document findings orally and identify corrections if necessary.
- Document every activity in a practice chart according to industry standards.
Human Relations
Hours: 12- Expose Full Mouth Series (FMS) and Bitewings (BWXs) images on manikins and live patients, using digital technology in a safe and effective manner.
- Direct instruction on patient management techniques while exposing images.
- Work collaboratively with peers to evaluate and critique dental films.
In addition, continue to build upon team concepts introduced in DA 111:
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Describe the dental team and the importance of working as a collaborative team member.
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Demonstrate the ability to work as a dental team member.
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Provide patient management skills in the clinical setting.