Dental Radiography: Principles and Techniques
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.64 (687 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0721615759 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 526 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-08-20 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Inside you'll find the essential principles of radiation and the technical skills necessary for the safe and effective use of radiation in the dental office. Includes a new interactive student CD-ROM.Chapters are short with topics separated into easy-to-digest sections.Content is divided into six parts, covering all necessary aspects of dental radiographyStep-by-step procedures throughout the chapters include rationales and charting notes along with essential illustrations and photos to demonstrate techniques properly.Quiz questions for each chapter help students assess knowledge and comprehension.Example boxes are used throughout the chapters to further explain a process or why it is performed a certain way.An interactive CD-ROM, included in every book, features a variety of interactive exercises such as radiograph mounting and mastering steps in equipment assembly; animations to visualize key concepts of how digital radiographs are produced, panoramic positioning errors, and what happens within the dental x-ray tube; and patient case studies in the same format as the
"Five Stars" according to M. J. Sule. Great study guide. I passed my exam on the first try.. Five Stars Amazon Customer It's a big help. "as a student" according to Neufemism. while the book is fairly easy to read and organized, there are many errors. There are several places where Maxillary and Mandibular words are interchanged or incorrectly identified such as in the bisecting angles chapter. The tests at the end of several chapters have obvious errors that even teachers could not explain. The answer key the instructors had also gave incorrect answers sometimes. There is no answer key in the book for students to access which makes self-testing/studying less effective.Plus the pages fall out easily after little use.These types of mistakes make me doubt information in the book that may actually be accurate
About the Author Joen Iannucci Haring, DDS, MS, Associate Professor of Clinical Dentistry, Section of Primary Care, Director, Sterilization Monitoring Service, The Ohio State University, College of Dentistry, Columbus, OH; and Laura Jansen Howerton, CDH, MS, Clinical Associate Professor, University of North Carolina School of Dentistry, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
Joen Iannucci Haring, DDS, MS, Associate Professor of Clinical Dentistry, Section of Primary Care, Director, Sterilization Monitoring Service, The Ohio State University, College of Dentistry, Columbus, OH; and Laura Jansen Howerton, CDH, MS, Clinical Associate Professor, University of North Carolina School of Dentistry, Chapel Hill, NC, USA