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Dental Roentgology
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:5.00
Study Course Accepted:25.03.2022 13:46:27
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | ZHAS_020 | LQF level: | Level 5 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Clinical Medicine; Oral Medicine | Target Audience: | Dentistry | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Dita Meistere | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Department of Conservative Dentistry and Oral Health | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Riga, 20 Dzirciema Street, zhs rsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67455560 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 6 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 12 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 8 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 16 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 28 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Anatomy, Physics and Chemistry. | ||||||||
| Objective: | Should know dental radiological examination methods, radiation safety, exposure to vital organs. Should know normal X-ray anatomy and pathology, X-ray diagnostics of teeth, face - jaw area. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Introduction in to Dental Roentgology. Radiation safety in medicine, atomic structure, natural and artificial sources of ionizing radiation. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Basics of X-ray and computed tomography: X-ray, image-forming. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Dental X-ray equipment design, characteristics and parameters from the radiation safety point of view. General principles of radiation safety, protection of a patient and personnel. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Dosimetry: principles, dosages, units of measure, instrumentation. Effects of whole body irradiation and concerogenesis. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Quality indicators, radiation safety and their relevance to the quality of dental services. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Quality of the acquired X-ray, diagnostic informativity, pathological changes. Diagnostic informativity of the radiogram. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | Introduction in practical dental radiology. | Classes | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||
| 8 | Intraoral X-ray examination methods: bisector, parallel, interproximal, occlusal and endodontic. | Classes | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||
| 9 | Mistakes in dental radiology. | Classes | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||
| 10 | Bitewings. | Classes | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||
| 11 | Dental Roentgology for children and adults. | Classes | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||
| 12 | Periapical x-ray. | Classes | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||
| 13 | The obtained X-ray quality, pathological changes. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 14 | X-ray analysis. Exam. | Classes | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Individual work of students with textbooks, video lecture materials and tests in seminars. Fill in the course evaluation questionnaire. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Active participation in practical classes - acquisition of intraoral X-ray examination methods and analysis of the obtained X-rays. Completion of assigned homework. Acquisition of normal X-ray anatomy - jaw-tooth area and diagnostics of pathologies. Testing the knowledge of radiological examinations in clinical diagnostics. Written exam at the end of the course. The exam was passed with 55% correct answers. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | Upon completion of the course the students will have acquired basic knowledge of radiological examination methods, radiation safety, radiation to vital organs, normal x-ray anatomy and diagnosis of developmental disturbances, pathological processes and traumata in jaw - face region. | ||||||||
| Skills: | Upon completion of the course the students will be able to perform intraoral dental X-rays using bisector, parallel, interproximal, occlusal method and variations during endodontic treatment of teeth, radiovideography. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | Upon completion of the course the students will be able to use in practical work the results obtained in x-ray examinations for clinical diagnosis and choose the optimal treatment. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Angus C. Cameron, Richard P. Widmer Handbook of pediatric dentistry. Edinburgh; New York: Mosby/Elsevier, 2013. | ||||||||
| 2 | European Commission, Radiation protection N° 172. Cone Beam CT for dental and maxillofacial radiology. Evidence-Based Guidelines. 2012 (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 3 | Radiation protection in dental radiology. | ||||||||
| 4 | Whaites, E., Drage, N. Essentials of dental radiography and radiology. 5th edition, Churchill Livingstone, 2013 | ||||||||
| 5 | White, S.C., Pharoah, M.J. Oral Radiology. Principles and interpretation. 7th edition, Mosby Elsevier, 2014 | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Brocklebank, L. Dental Radiology. Understanding the x-ray image. Oxford University press, 2002 | ||||||||
| 2 | Eric Whaites.Essentials of dental radiography and radiology. 2013 | ||||||||
| 3 | Koening, L.J. Diagnostic Imaging. Oral and Maxillofacial. 2012 | ||||||||
| 4 | Tamimi, D., Hatcher, D. Speciality imagining. Temporomandibular joint. 2016 | ||||||||
