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MEET DEXTER!

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Our TOUGHEST Patient!

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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%

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Once you pass the Competency….• You may move on to HUMAN PATIENTS!

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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.

 

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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.

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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

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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.

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A Typical Full Mouth Series