I. General Information
1. Course Title:
Dental Radiology II
2. Course Prefix & Number:
DENT 1129
3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:
Credits: 2
Lecture Hours: 2
4. Course Description:
This course is a continuation of Dental Radiology I with emphasis on patient management, radiation safety, additional radiographic techniques and legal issues relating to radiology.
5. Placement Tests Required:
6. Prerequisite Courses:
DENT 1129 - Dental Radiology II
All Credit(s) from the following...
| Course Code | Course Title | Credits |
| DENT 1118 | Dental Radiology I | 2 cr. |
7. Other Prerequisites
Grade of “C” or higher in all Fall semester DENT courses except for DENT 1116 Dental Clinic I, which must be a grade of “B” or higher
9. Co-requisite Courses:
DENT 1129 - Dental Radiology II
There are no corequisites for this course.
III. Course Purpose
Program-Applicable Courses – This course is required for the following program(s):
|
Name of Program(s)
|
Program Type
|
|
Dental Assisting
|
AAS Diploma
|
IV. Learning Outcomes
1. College-Wide Outcomes
| College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies |
Students will be able to: |
| Analyze and follow a sequence of operations |
Follow directions for lab assignments outside of lecture |
| Utilize appropriate technology |
Use dental terms for radiology procedures |
2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of
the course:
|
Expected Outcome |
MnTC
Goal Area |
|
Demonstrate knowledge in patient management |
|
|
Demonstrate knowledge in radiation health and safety issues |
|
|
Demonstrate knowledge in bisecting angle techniques |
|
|
Demonstrate knowledge in the types of extraoral radiographs |
|
|
Demonstrate knowledge in the legal aspects that affect dental radiology |
|
V. Topical Outline
Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.
1. Lecture Sessions
- Identify patient management and special problems
- Identify how to relate to patient’s in the dental environment
- Identify special situations and how to deal with them
- Identify film components
- Identify film speed groups
- Identify the biologic effects of ionizing radiation on human tissue
- Differentiate radiosensitive and radio-resistant
- Identify patient protection factors
- Identify operator dosage and protection
- Describe the cumulative MPD
- Identify the indications for occlusal radiographs
- Demonstrate occlusal film exposure
- Demonstrate bisecting angle exposure
- Identify the principles of tomography
- Identify the indications for extraoral projections
- Describe the use of intensifying screens and grids
- Identify different types of extraoral films
- Identify the basic concepts in performing digital radiography
- Differentiate between state/federal regulations for dental radiology
- Describe ownership and retention of radiographs
I. General Information
1. Course Title:
Dental Radiology II
2. Course Prefix & Number:
DENT 1129
3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:
Credits: 2
Lecture Hours: 2
4. Course Description:
This course is a continuation of Dental Radiology I with emphasis on patient management, radiation safety, additional radiographic techniques and legal issues relating to radiology.
5. Placement Tests Required:
6. Prerequisite Courses:
DENT 1129 - Dental Radiology II
All Credit(s) from the following...
| Course Code | Course Title | Credits |
| DENT 1118 | Dental Radiology I | 2 cr. |
7. Other Prerequisites
Grade of “C” or higher in all Fall semester DENT courses except for DENT 1116 Dental Clinic I, which must be a grade of “B” or higher
9. Co-requisite Courses:
DENT 1129 - Dental Radiology II
There are no corequisites for this course.
II. Transfer and Articulation
III. Course Purpose
1. Program-Applicable Courses – This course is required for the following program(s):
|
Name of Program(s)
|
Program Type
|
|
Dental Assisting
|
AAS Diploma
|
IV. Learning Outcomes
1. College-Wide Outcomes
| College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies |
Students will be able to: |
| Analyze and follow a sequence of operations |
Follow directions for lab assignments outside of lecture |
| Utilize appropriate technology |
Use dental terms for radiology procedures |
2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of
the course:
|
Expected Outcome |
MnTC
Goal Area |
|
Demonstrate knowledge in patient management |
|
|
Demonstrate knowledge in radiation health and safety issues |
|
|
Demonstrate knowledge in bisecting angle techniques |
|
|
Demonstrate knowledge in the types of extraoral radiographs |
|
|
Demonstrate knowledge in the legal aspects that affect dental radiology |
|
V. Topical Outline
Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.
1. Lecture Sessions
- Identify patient management and special problems
- Identify how to relate to patient’s in the dental environment
- Identify special situations and how to deal with them
- Identify film components
- Identify film speed groups
- Identify the biologic effects of ionizing radiation on human tissue
- Differentiate radiosensitive and radio-resistant
- Identify patient protection factors
- Identify operator dosage and protection
- Describe the cumulative MPD
- Identify the indications for occlusal radiographs
- Demonstrate occlusal film exposure
- Demonstrate bisecting angle exposure
- Identify the principles of tomography
- Identify the indications for extraoral projections
- Describe the use of intensifying screens and grids
- Identify different types of extraoral films
- Identify the basic concepts in performing digital radiography
- Differentiate between state/federal regulations for dental radiology
- Describe ownership and retention of radiographs