Course 900A | Principles of dental laboratory radiography
Instructor Contact Information
Jerry Peck, DLXT
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 650-207-6209
Office Hours: Fridays 12-1:30pm
Class Description & Learning Goals
Jerry Peck, DLXT
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 650-207-6209
Office Hours: Fridays 12-1:30pm
Class Description & Learning Goals
Radiography in the Digital Age
Part 3: Digital Radiography, includes eight chapters covering the physics of digital image capture, extensive information on digital processing techniques, and the practical application issues of both CR and DR. Essentials of Dental Radiography Essentials of Dental Radiography for Dental Assistants and Hygienists is student-friendly, beginning each chapter with learning objectives from both the knowledge and the application levels. Each objective is tested by study questions presented at the end of the chapter, allowing the student to assess learning outcomes. The objectives and study questions are written in the same order that the material appears in the chapter, guiding the student through assimilation of the chapter content. Key words are listed at the beginning of each chapter and bolded within the text with their definitions, and realistic rationales for learning the material are presented in each chapter introduction. The chapter outline provides a ready reference to locate the topics covered. Meaningful case studies relate directly to radiological applications presented in the chapter and challenge students to apply the knowledge learned in the reading to real-life situations through decision-making activities. Course 900A Covers the following topics from this book:
AADMRT Curriculum Cephalometrics
This unit will provide necessary information to enable students to understand the basics of cephalometrics and how it is used in the orthodontic field. Students will be able to identify and draw the structures that are used in a Sterner-Tweed tracing, and locate necessary points and draw lines and planes that are needed for a Sterner-Tweed tracing. From these lines, planes and points, the student will be able to make the required angle and millimeter measurements. Unit Goals: 1. Understanding the history and use of cephalometrics in orthodontics. 2. Understanding of the equipment and technique used in taking cephalometric head x-rays. 3. Identify the structures of the skull as needed for tracing. 4. Identify and draw anatomical landmarks needed for lines and planes. 5. Make necessary angle and millimeter measurements for Steiner-Tweed analysis. 6. Proficiency in tracing by hand and using computer assisted tracing programs. Dental Bone Age The purpose of Unit is to provide the student with all the necessary information required to successfully understand, interpret, and position the Hand and Wrist Radiograph, UNIT OVERVIEW: Unit will assist students in their development of correct patient positioning, proper film/screen combinations, and safe exposure of the Carpal Index Radiographic Examination, Unit includes how to interpret the human anatomy found on a typical Carpal Index Radiograph and how that anatomy relates to the chronological and skeletal age of your patient. Unit contains the following components and topics: 1. Basic principles and facts 2. Vocabulary and definitions 3. Knowledge and learned skills 4. Practical experience Woelfel’s Dental Anatomy Woelfel’s Dental Anatomy is primarily intended as a study guide for dental students, dental hygiene students, dental assistants, and dental laboratory technicians and they master the details of tooth morphology and their usefulness in the dental office. The book provides students with basic knowledge required when answering dental anatomy questions on the national board examinations, but it goes well beyond by discussing the application of tooth morphology and terminology to the practice of dentistry. Chapters are included on periodontics, endodontics, restorative dentistry, and forensic dentistry. Textbook of Head and Neck Anatomy This textbook was written with the thought in mind that students come to this subject with varying backgrounds; therefore, the regional approach to the study of anatomy was selected over the tedious systems approach. The first three chapters introduce the basics of anatomy to the student, namely its long history and the specialized terminology that the student must master. This is followed by a chapter designed to introduce the student to anatomical concepts in the oral cavity, palate, and pharynx presented from the standpoint of an oral examination.The next chapter, describing the Embryology of the head and neck, is followed by a chapter detailing the osteology of the skull. The succeeding ten chapters are devoted to regional anatomy, ending with the dis-cussion of the Brain and Spinal Cord. This is followed with a chapter on the anatomical basis for local anesthesia. There are summarizing chapters on lymphatics, the vascular supply of the head and neck, and the fascia of the head and neck. |
Required Texts
Essentials of Dental Radiography - Evelyn M. Thomson & Orlen Johnson
2011. 9th Edition. Pearson Education Inc.
ISBN-10: 0138019398
Radiography in the Digital Age: Physics - Exposure - Radiation Biology - Quinn B. Carroll
2011. 1st Edition - Charles C Thomas Publishing Ltd.
ISBN-10: 039808646X
Woelfel's Dental Anatomy, Eighth Edition - Rickne C. Scheid; Gabriela Weiss
2012. 8th Edition - Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
ISBN: 978-1-60831-746-2
Textbook of Head and Neck Anatomy - James L. Hiatt, Leslie P. Gartner
2010. 4th Edition - Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
ISBN: 978-0-7817-8932-5
Testing
All quizzes and tests must be taken at the scheduled times. If a student is absent on the day a quiz or test is administered, he/she will have to take the quiz or test on their first returning day. Failure to take the quiz or test on the first returning day will constitute a zero. A grade of 69% or less will be considered unsatisfactory.
Homework/Assignments/Required Reading
Required reading for each class period as listed above must be completed before the beginning of class. All students must complete the review questions found at the end of each chapter and email answers to the instructor before class. The first 30 minutes of each class will be spent reviewing these questions.
Homework and in class assignments are an essential part of the program and in the learning outcomes of the students. All assignments are to be completed and submitted according to the set deadlines.
In the case of an absence, students are still responsible for completing and submitting the assignments. Late homework/assignments must be submitted to the instructor on the first returning day after the absence. An assignment submitted within a week of the absence, but not on the first returning day, will be deducted points. Failure to complete and return homework/assignments within the week of the absence will constitute a zero.
Grading Policy
A = 90% - 100%
B = 80% - 89%
C = 70% - 79%
U = 0 - 69%
A grade of “U” constitutes a failure. Students will be required to retake the course on which a “U” was received. All students are expected to maintain a grade average of 70% in all academic work. Failure to maintain a 70% average in all academic work may result in academic probation from the program.
Essentials of Dental Radiography - Evelyn M. Thomson & Orlen Johnson
2011. 9th Edition. Pearson Education Inc.
ISBN-10: 0138019398
Radiography in the Digital Age: Physics - Exposure - Radiation Biology - Quinn B. Carroll
2011. 1st Edition - Charles C Thomas Publishing Ltd.
ISBN-10: 039808646X
Woelfel's Dental Anatomy, Eighth Edition - Rickne C. Scheid; Gabriela Weiss
2012. 8th Edition - Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
ISBN: 978-1-60831-746-2
Textbook of Head and Neck Anatomy - James L. Hiatt, Leslie P. Gartner
2010. 4th Edition - Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
ISBN: 978-0-7817-8932-5
Testing
All quizzes and tests must be taken at the scheduled times. If a student is absent on the day a quiz or test is administered, he/she will have to take the quiz or test on their first returning day. Failure to take the quiz or test on the first returning day will constitute a zero. A grade of 69% or less will be considered unsatisfactory.
Homework/Assignments/Required Reading
Required reading for each class period as listed above must be completed before the beginning of class. All students must complete the review questions found at the end of each chapter and email answers to the instructor before class. The first 30 minutes of each class will be spent reviewing these questions.
Homework and in class assignments are an essential part of the program and in the learning outcomes of the students. All assignments are to be completed and submitted according to the set deadlines.
In the case of an absence, students are still responsible for completing and submitting the assignments. Late homework/assignments must be submitted to the instructor on the first returning day after the absence. An assignment submitted within a week of the absence, but not on the first returning day, will be deducted points. Failure to complete and return homework/assignments within the week of the absence will constitute a zero.
Grading Policy
A = 90% - 100%
B = 80% - 89%
C = 70% - 79%
U = 0 - 69%
A grade of “U” constitutes a failure. Students will be required to retake the course on which a “U” was received. All students are expected to maintain a grade average of 70% in all academic work. Failure to maintain a 70% average in all academic work may result in academic probation from the program.