Course 9: Radiation: A Review of Radiographic and Processing Techniques for Dental X-Rays, 3rd Edition 1 CE Hour
Release Date: April 12, 2022
Expiration Date: April 12, 2025
Faculty Author : Ronald M. Mancini, DDS , maintains a private dental practice in Bethesda, Maryland. He is a member of the American Dental Association (ADA), the Maryland State Dental Association (MSDA), and the Southern Maryland Dental Society (SMDS). Dr. Mancini has held several positions with the SMDS, including those of trustee, president, vice president, treasurer, and editor, as well as serving as a delegate and head of the delegation to the MSDA House of Delegates. Ronald M. Mancini has no significant financial or other conflicts of interest pertaining to this course. Peer Reviewer : Mark J. Szarejko, DDS , received his dental degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo in 1985 and has received Fellowship in the Academy of General Dentistry in 1994. He has been in private practice for 16 years with the balance involved in Correctional (County Jail) Dentistry. In 2007 he received the Certified Correctional HealthCare Course offering requirements This course meets the Dental Board of California’s requirements for 1 unit of continuing education. How to receive credit ● Read the entire course online or in print. ● Depending on your state requirements you will be asked to complete: ○ A mandatory test (a passing score of 75 percent is required). Test questions link content to learning Colibri Healthcare, LLC implemented mechanisms prior to the planning and implementation of the continuing education activity, to identify and resolve conflicts of interest for all individuals in a position to control content of the course activity. Disclaimer The information provided in this activity is for continuing education purposes only and is not meant to substitute for the independent medical judgment of a healthcare provider relative Disclosures Resolution of conflict of interest
Professional (CCHP) designation from the National Commission of Correctional Healthcare. He has authored and edited several dental continuing education courses and has given presentations on varied topics to local, regional and national audiences. He has been an examiner for the dental and dental hygiene licensure exams for the Northeastern Regional Boards (NERBS) now the Commission on Dental Competency Assessments since 1994. He has reviewed standard of care cases for the State of Florida and for private companies. Mark J. Szarejko has no significant financial or other conflicts of interest pertaining to this course. Karen Hallisey, DMD The planner who worked on this continuing education activity have disclosed that they have no significant financial or other conflicts of interest pertaining to this course book.
AGD Subject Code - 730
objectives as a method to enhance individualized learning and material retention. ● Provide required personal information and payment information. ● Complete the mandatory Course Evaluation. ● Print your Certificate of Completion. Sponsorship/commercial support and non-endorsement It is the policy of Colibri Healthcare, LLC not to accept commercial support. Furthermore, commercial interests are prohibited from distributing or providing access to this activity to learners.
to diagnostic and treatment options of a specific patient’s medical condition.
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After completing this course, the learner will be able to: Identify different types of radiographic equipment. Describe common radiographic techniques and challenges. Course overview This basic-level course reviews intraoral and extraoral film, projections, digital receptor types, and the use of intensifying screens. In addition, the course describes multiple radiographic techniques and challenges, including common radiographic mistakes, working with patients with a severe gag reflex, dimple- down techniques, and focal lengths, and reviews processing techniques, safelights, white-light leakage, film baths, and
Describe darkroom, film processing, and film mounting techniques.
temperature. The course also addresses the importance of standardized, consistent film mounting for accurate interpretation of patient x-rays. The dental office may find this information helpful in training new staff members as well as training or retraining seasoned personnel; dental professionals can also review the material to enhance diagnostic accuracy and reduce patient exposure to radiation.
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