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MEET DEXTER!. Our TOUGHEST Patient!. Your Clinical Requirements. DEXTER - FOR PRACTICE A FULL SERIES USING ANALOG FILM AND RINNS. A FULL SERIES USING DIGITAL A PARTIAL SERIES USING SNAP A RAYS, KWIK BITES, STABES, #1 FILM, PEDO FILM COMPETENCY- DEXTER
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Your Clinical Requirements • DEXTER- FOR PRACTICE • A FULL SERIES USING ANALOG FILM AND RINNS. • A FULL SERIES USING DIGITAL • A PARTIAL SERIES USING SNAP A RAYS, KWIK BITES, STABES, #1 FILM, PEDO FILM • COMPETENCY- DEXTER • A FULL SERIES USING ANALOG FILM ON DEXTER • MUST PASS WITH AT LEAST AN 80%
Once you pass the Competency…. • You may move on to HUMAN PATIENTS!
Human Patients • HUMAN PATIENTS- • A minimum of two patients must be completed with at least one of the patients having a full series. • The images will be either analog or digital depending on whatever the dentist prescribes.
What is a “Full Series”?? • A full or complete series of radiographs can be defines as: • A series of intraoral radiographs that show all of the “tooth-bearing” areas of the upper and lower jaws.
Tooth-Bearing Areas • These are the regions of the maxilla (upper jaw) and the mandible (lower jaw), where the 32 teeth of the human dentition are normally located. • Tooth-bearing areas include: • Dentulous areas: • Where teeth are present • Edentulous areas • Where teeth are no longer present
How Many Images? • The number of images that comprises a full series is dictated by: • Radiographic technique used • Number of teeth present in the mouth • To include every tooth, and all tooth-bearing areas, a range of 14-20 images may be taken on the adult patient.