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CH. 11
Dental Images and Dental Radiographer
Term | Definition |
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Most important use of dental Images is | detection of disease, lesions, and condition of teeth and bone and jaw |
Dental radiographer | person who positions, exposes, and processes dental x-ray receptors |
Operator competence is maintained by | education courses/ lectures, studying books and techniques |
The benefit of disease detection outweighs risk of small doses of x-radiation | |
Dental image contains more info than a written record | |
Missing, extra, and impacted teeth can be found on dental image | |
Dental radiographer may be assigned to monitor and fulfill quality control procedures | |
Patient and operator must be primary concerns of dental radiographer protection |