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Radiation Safety (X-Ray) $695 (Discount $625.50)
The radiation safety course is 8 hours of didactic (lecture) home study, 12 hours of pre-clinical practice on manikins, and 12 hours of clinical experience at our Rocklin, CA, office, where you will bring in your four patients.
Home Study
Nov 21, 2024, 5:30 PM – Nov 24, 2024, 6:00 PM
Smile Island Pediatric and Adult Dental, 6522 Lonetree Blvd, Rocklin, CA 95765, USA
About the Course
We are a California Dental Board-approved provider for the Dental X-Ray Course. This course meets all requirements for obtaining a dental X-ray. It is suitable for any member of the dental community, as it benefits dental assistants, sterilization techs, front office staff, and out-of-state dental assistants looking to acquire their California RDA license.
All dental personnel are required to pass a board-approved radiation safety course before X-rays are exposed to patients. (BPC § 1656.)
The didactic portion includes anatomical landmarks related to dental radiology, radiology basics, infection control, radiology equipment, film mounting and interpretation basics, and technique basics. A written exam will be given after the didactic portion. The pre-clinical portion includes infection control, exposure to bitewing, periapical, bisecting, paralleling technique, processing films, and digital imaging. At California Dental Educators, we use the handheld NOMAD for exposure to X-rays. For clinical practice, you will expose two sets of 4 bitewings…