Dental Radiography

Practicing dental assistants will learn the basic principles and techniques of digital intraoral and panoramic radiography as they expose and evaluate radiographic images during laboratory sessions. Certification in the NOMAD handheld dental X-ray unit is now included in this course.

This intensive two-week course educates dental assistants in the basic fundamentals of dental radiography. Successful course completion satisfies the Rhode Island Department of Health requirement for exposure of radiographs in the dental office setting.

Requirements

1. A minimum of six months of full-time chairside dental assisting experience is recommended.
2. Students are required to complete online coursework and attend all laboratory sessions. Students will be awarded with a certificate upon successful completion of all course requirements.                             
3. Purchase textbook (optional): Dental Radiography Principles and Techniques” by Iannucci and Howerton, ed.5. Elsevier, 2017. ISBN: 978-0-323-29742-4.

Summer 2022 Lab Schedule

June 2022 - Cohort 1 
Online learning begins: 5/31 (4 asynchronous modules) 

• Group A 
  Lab 1: 6/3, 8-3 (Friday) Sarah 
  Lab 2: 6/10, 8-3 (Friday) Sarah 
• Group B 
  Lab 1: 6/7, 8-3 (Tuesday) Sarah 
  Lab 2: 6/14, 8-3 (Tuesday) Sarah 
• Group C 
  Lab 1: 6/11, 8-3 (Saturday) Joanna 
  Lab 2: 6/18, 8-3 (Saturday) Joanna 
• Group D 
  Lab 1: 6/15, 8-3 (Wednesday) Kerri 
  Lab 2: 6/22, 8-3 (Wednesday) Kerri 

July 2022 - Cohort 2 
Online learning begins: 7/1 (4 asynchronous modules) 

• Group A 
  Lab 1: 7/9, 8-3 (Saturday) Joanna 
  Lab 2: 7/16, 8-3 (Saturday) Joanna 
• Group B 
  Lab 1: 7/20, 8-3 (Wednesday) Kerri 
  Lab 2: 7/27, 8-3 (Wednesday) Kerri 

August 2022 - Cohort 3
Online learning begins: 7/27 (4 asynchronous modules) 

• Group A 
  Lab 1: 8/3, 8-3 (Wednesday) Kerri 
  Lab 2: 8/10, 8-3 (Wednesday) Kerri 
• Group B 
  Lab 1: 8/6, 8-3 (Saturday) Joanna 
  Lab 2: 8/13, 8-3 (Saturday) Joanna

Please contact Kerri Friel with any questions ([email protected])

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