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Classroom
sessions will run from 9:00 a.m. to 5 pm. with the appropriate
morning, lunch and afternoon breaks.
8:30 - Registration
I. Film Processing and
handling
A. Film, cassettes,
Rare Earth systems
B. Darkroom, Safelights, Duplicators, ID Printers
C. Processor settings, chemistry, maintenance
II. Bisecting angle vs.
Paralleling technique
A. Vertical
bitewings, etc.
10:00 -10:15 - Break
III.
Panoramic radiography
A. Theory, patient
positioning, common errors in positioning
B. Ghost images vs. anatomy
C. Techniques for horizontal and vertical
distortion reduction
D. Radiographic interpretation, checklist
IV. Radiovisiography,
Direct Digital
A. Fact vs. Fiction
V. Cephalometric
radiography
A. Theory, equipment
B. Patient positioning, positional influences, soft
tissue, airway
C. Positional influences, symmetry vs. asymmetry
12:00-1:15 - Lunch
VI. Dental
Implant Radiology
A. Objectives,
limitations
B. Implant Imaging Protocol
C. Template designs, ball bearings vs. pins
D. Presurgical assessment with Panoramics,
Tomography
3:00 - 3:15 - Break
VII.
Postsurgical and Intratreatment Radiology
A. Objectives,
positional influences, common artifacts
B. Correlating presurgical and postsurgical records
C. Integration status assessment, anatomy vs.
artifacts
VIII. Introduction and
indications for Tomography, MR and CAT exams
A. Software
management programs
IX. Current Radiation
practices and dosages
X. Insurances codes,
fees, marketing, "Open House" plans |
