DES 0206 - Dental Radiology Theory II

30 Clock Hours
(Offered as needed)

Students will learn to identify the normal landmarks of intraoral and extra oral images. They will also be able to demonstrate the ability to interpret x-rays and recognize and identify abnormalities on dental images. Students will learn how to discuss their finding with a dentist, without overstepping the boundaries of diagnosing, from a dental image. Students will be able to explain the differences in cancellous and cortical bone. Students will be able to use an x-ray to identify different restoration types and irregularities in those restorations. Students will be able to point and identify trauma, pulpal lesions and periapical lesions on an x-ray.

Prerequisite(s): DEA 0020, DEA 0020L, DES 0205, DES 0205L, and DES 0400

Corequisite(s): DES 0206L

*Vocational courses are not applicable to the A.A. or A.S. degree or to the College Credit Certificate without an approved articulation agreement. Vocational courses, offered in clock hours, are courses that can be used for the awarding of Career and Technical or Vocational Certificates. In addition, vocational courses may be articulated to college credit and applied to college credit certificates or A.S. degree programs. Students should work closely with an advisor to plan their studies in a way to take advantage of this opportunity.