HLTDEN002 Assist with dental radiography
Knowledge Questions v XXXXXXXXXX/09/06)
HLTDEN002 Assist with dental radiography
Name
Harleen kau
Email address
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Assessment
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Knowledge Questions
Please carefully read through each question posed. In your response, please use terms and phrases you defined in your previous assessment. Reflect on your learning unit and your own research. Please aim to present 180 words for each response to fully demonstrate your knowledge in this area of study. A minimum of 150 words for each response is required.
Please note: Where the word count is not met, your submission will be returned to you for re-working.
1. How would you avoid or rectify the following film faults?
Film fault
How can this be avoided
ectified
Image distortion from bent film
Partial image on film
Underexposed film
Air bu
les on film
Fixer staining
2. Automatic processors operate on the same principles as manual darkroom processing. Describe the methods used when preparing film for processing in an automatic processor, and
iefly explain how an automatic processor functions.
(min 150 Words)
3. What are the basic principles for producing quality images through manual processing of x-rays?
(min 150 Words)
4. Explain how radiographic stock is stored and maintained at your practice. Where do you store your radiographic stock? What are the benefits of your stocktaking and ordering processes?
(min 150 Words)
5. Digital radiography is increasingly used in dental practices. Using your own workplace examples, discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using the main types of digital radiography. What is digital radiography, and when is it used in your practice?
If digital radiography is not used at your practice, answer the questions hypothetically.
(min 150 Words)
6. The image below shows a patient undergoing an orthopantomogram (OPG). What is an OPG, and when is it used? Explain how you would prepare this patient for the OPG. Is the patient in the image co
ectly positioned?
(min 150 Words)
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