Thomson: Essentials of Dental Radiography 9th Edition for Dental Assistants and Hygienists

Essentials of Dental Radiography 9th Edition for Dental Assistants and Hygienists is a clear, up-to-date, and student-friendly text tightly links oral radiological principles with modern practice. It presents all information needed for javascript:void(0)introductory courses in dental radiography, preparing students for board and licensing examinations while offering real-world resources for clinical practice and patient management. Coverage includes: historical perspectives, radiation basics, biologic effects and protection, dental X-ray image receptors, processing techniques; dental radiographer fundamentals, intraoral and extraoral techniques, radiographic errors, quality assurance; mounting and viewing radiographs, and patient management. This Ninth Edition integrates coverage of digital imaging throughout, presents paralleling and bisecting techniques in separate chapters, and adds a new chapter on safety and environmental responsibilities. It also contains many new study questions and improved images.

Hallmark Features

• Procedure Boxes–highlighting and simplifying critical steps of radiographic procedures.
• Practice Points–calling students’ attention to the uses of theory in real-life situations.
• Meaningful case studies in each chapter–challenging students to assimilate knowledge and use it to make appropriate real-life decisions.
• Suggested Activities–including potential lab exercises, out-of-class research projects, essay assignments, and Internet-based investigations.

New To This Edition

• New! Includes integrated complementary coverage of digital imaging throughout–enabling instructors to teach with film, digital systems, or both.
• New! Separate chapters on paralleling and bisecting techniques–giving instructors more flexibility in organizing their courses, and reflecting experience that these concepts are often best taught separately.
• New! New chapter on safety and environmental responsibilities–including the safe handling and environmentally sound disposal of potentially hazardous materials and chemicals used in radiography.
• Updated! Concise coverage of extraoral radiography and alternate imaging modalities–with a new “key points” table illuminating seven common techniques, and a new introduction to cone beam volumetric imaging (CBVI) for periodontal implant assessment.
• Revised! Content and pedagogical improvements throughout–including new study questions, redrawn illustrations, and new images.

Table of Contents

PART I: Historical Perspective and Radiation Basics

• 1. History of Dental Radiography
• 2. Characteristics and Measurement of Radiation
• 3. The Dental X-ray Machine: Components and Functions
• 4. Producing Quality Radiographs

PART II: Biological Effects of Radiation and Radiation Protection

• 5. Effects of Radiation Exposure
• 6. Radiation Protection

PART III: Dental X-ray Image Receptors and Processing Techniques

• 7. Dental X-ray Film
• 8. Dental X-ray Film Processing
• 9. Digital Radiography

PART IV: Dental Radiographer Fundamentals

• 10. Infection Control
• 11. Legal and Ethical Responsibilities
• 12. Patient Relations and Education

PART V: Intraoral Techniques

• 13. Intraoral Radiographic Procedures
• 14. The Periapical Examination-Paralleling Technique
• 15. The Periapical Examination-Bisecting Technique
• 16. The Bitewing Examination
• 17. The Occlusal Examination

PART VI: Radiographic Errors and Quality Assurance

• 18. Identifying and Correcting Undiagnostic Radiographs
• 19. Quality Assurance in Dental Radiography.
• 20. Safety and Environmental Responsibilities in Radiography

PART VII: Mounting and Viewing Dental Radiographs

• 21. Mounting and Introduction to Interpretation
• 22. Recognizing Normal Radiographic Anatomy
• 23. Recognizing Deviations from Normal Radiographic Anatomy
• 24. The Use of Radiographs in the Detection of Dental Caries
• 25. The Use of Radiographs in the Evaluation of Periodontal Diseases

PART VIII: Patient Management and Supplemental Techniques

• 26. Radiographic Techniques for Children
• 27. Managing Patients with Special Needs
• 28. Supplemental Radiographic Techniques

PART IX: Extraoral Techniques

• 29. Extraoral Radiography and Alternate Imaging Modalities
• 30. Panoramic Radiography

Answers to Study Questions

Glossary

Index 

 

Product Details

• Paperback: 456 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall; 9 edition (2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0138019398
• ISBN-13: 978-0138019396
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.5 x 1 inches

List Price: $75.20