Oral & Maxillofacial Radiology Module

0 credits · Professional

The Radiology module is a core module designed to provide theoretical and practical knowledge regarding radiation safety and teach students how to prescribe, take and interpret radiographs in a simulation environment before working on patients. By the end of the module the student will be able to demonstrate knowledge of radiographic techniques and quality assurance, take intraoral images, including periapical radiographs (using the paralleling or bisecting-the-angle techniques), bitewing radiographs and occlusal radiographs, set up for panoramic images and identify positioning errors, comprehend prescribing and acquiring radiographs in patient care, understand advanced imaging applications (cone-beam computed tomography), interpret radiographic images made in the practice of dentistry and generate basic radiology reports for radiographic images (new patient exam, FMS patients and extraoral images – pan) taken.