cover image - Radiography and Radiology for Dental Care Professionals Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 4th Edition
ISBN: 9780702076855
Copyright: 2021
Publication Date: 03-23-2020
Page Count: 336
Imprint: Elsevier
List Price: $27.95

Radiography and Radiology for Dental Care Professionals Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 4th Edition

by Eric Whaites, MSc BDS(Hons) FDSRCS(Edin) FDSRCS(Eng) FRCR DDRRCR and Nicholas Drage, BDS(Hons) FDSRCS(Eng) FDSRCPS(Glas) DDRRCR

Elsevier eBook on VitalSource

cover image - Radiography and Radiology for Dental Care Professionals Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 4th Edition
ISBN: 9780702076855
Copyright: 2021
Publication Date: 03-23-2020
Page Count: 336
Imprint: Elsevier
List Price: $27.95
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Written in an easy-to-read, accessible manner and now with a new colour design to aid learning, each page has been carefully designed to ensure clarity of understanding to enable both confidence and safety in the clinical situation and exam success. Radiography, radiation protection and interpretation of dental diseases are addressed and accompanied by a range of online self-assessment exercises.
Suitable for all Dental Care Professionals, this book has become essential reading for all those preparing to undertake examinations in dental radiography and who intend to undertake clinical imaging as part of their day-to-day practice.
    • New and updated online self-assessment questions and answers
    • New sections on normal anatomy for occlusal, periapical and panoramic radiographs
    • Updated sections on caries and periodontal disease
    • Presented in full colour to aid navigation and visual understanding of the subject area
    • Clear and accessible approach to the subject makes learning and understanding especially easy
    • More than 600 tables and illustrations present clinical, diagnostic and practical information in an easy-to-understand manner
      • Written by two nationally and internationally known and respected experts in the field of dental radiography and radiology
  • Part 1 Introduction

    1 The radiographic Image

    Part 2 Radiation physics, equipment and radiation protection

    2 The production, properties and interactions of X-rays

    3 Dental X-ray generating equipment

    4 Radiation dose, dosimetry and dose limitation

    5 The biological effects associated with X-rays, risk and practical radiation protection

    Part 3 Radiography

    6 Dental radiography - general patient considerations including control of infection

    7 Periapical radiography

    8 Bitewing radiography

    9 Occlusal radiography

    10 Oblique lateral radiography

    11 Cephalometric radiography

    12 Tomography and panoramic radiography

    13 Cone beam computed tomography (CBCT)

    14 The quality of radiographic images and quality assurance

    15 Radiographic assessment and localization of unerupted maxillary canines

    Part 4 Radiology

    16 Introduction to radiological interpretation

    17 Dental caries and the assessment of restorations

    18 The periapical tissues

    19 The periodontal tissues and periodontal disease

    20 Implant assessment

    21 Atlas of diseases and abnormalities affecting the jaws

    Bibliography and suggested reading

    Index

  • Eric Whaites, MSc BDS(Hons) FDSRCS(Edin) FDSRCS(Eng) FRCR DDRRCR, Senior Lecturer and Honorary Consultant in Dental and Maxillofacial Radiology, Head of the Unit of Dental and Maxillofacial Radiological Imaging, King’s College London Dental Institute at Guy’s, King’s College and St Thomas’ Hospitals, London, UK and Nicholas Drage, BDS(Hons) FDSRCS(Eng) FDSRCPS(Glas) DDRRCR, Consultant and Honorary Senior Lecturer in Dental and Maxillofacial Radiology, University Dental Hospital, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, Cardiff, UK
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