Dentomaxillofacial Imaging & radioprotection
[DENT1360]
[22.5h + 15h] 3 credits
This course is taught in the 1st & 2d semester.
Teacher(s): Philippe Clapuyt, Philippe Jones, Raphaël Olszewski, Hervé Reychler(coord.)
Language: French
Level: First
Aims
- to understand all physico-chemical steps leading to a radiological image
- to do himself all intra- and extraoral Xrays according to the belgian legal criterias
- to interpret all dental Xrays
- to discuss a radiological diagnosis for all kinds of dental, oral and maxillofacial diseases whose theoretical pictures have been teached otherwise
- to take all necessary and obligatory radioprotective measures concerning the professional exercise of dentistry
Main themes
- interpretative rules in dental and panoramic Xrays
- practical rules for dental, panoramic and cephalometric Xrays
- basic elements of CT scans and MRI for the future dentist
- radioprotection : rules, theory, Belgian laws
Content and teaching methods
- basic elements of medical imaging technology which may be of interest for the future dentist.
- practical exercises of doing and analysing dental, panoramic and cephalometrics Xray
Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)
Support:
- permanent staff of the department of oral and maxillofacial surgery
- slides (ppt.) and notes (Word), iCampus
Pré-requis : Basic elements of physics, chemistry and human anatomy