Study Guide for Radiology for the Dental Professional

Master the content from your textbook with this helpful study tool! Corresponding to the chapters in Radiology for the Dental Professional, 9th Edition, by Herbert H. Frommer, DDS, and Jeanine J. Stabulas, RDH, BS, MPH, this study guide helps you understand concepts and apply your knowledge to the clinical setting. After you have read and reviewed each chapter in the textbook, you can assess your comprehension with a wide range of engaging activities, exercises, and test questions.


Key Features

Educational objectives are included at the beginning of each chapter, helping you focus on essential concepts and how they apply in a clinical setting.
Activities test your comprehension of the material, and include:
Definitions of key terms
Short essay questions
Matching questions
Illustration labeling and identification
Fill-in-the-blank questions
Multiple-choice questions
True/false questions
Illustrations (many of which are found only in the study guide) ask you to identify errors and anomalies found on radiographs.
Perforated pages may be easily removed and placed in a notebook with lectures notes or submitted to the instructor.


New to this Edition

125 new practice questions.

Table of Contents

1. Ionizing Radiation and Basic Principles of X-Ray Generation

2. The Dental X-Ray Machine

3. Image Formation

4. Image Receptors

5. Biologic Effects of Radiation

6. Patient Protection

7. Operator Protection

8. Film Processing: The Darkroom

9. Infection Control in Dental Practice

10. Intraoral Technique: The Paralleling Method

11. Accessory Radiographic Techniques: Bisecting Technique and Occlusal Projections

12. Panoramic Radiography

13. Extraoral Techniques

14. Radiography of the Temporomandibular Joint

15. Digital Imaging

16. Advanced Imaging Systems

17. Quality Assurance

18. Patient Management and Special Problems

19. Film Mounting and Radiographic Anatomy

20. Principles of Radiographic Interpretation

21. Caries and Periodontal Disease

22. Pulpal and Periapical Lesions

23. Developing Disturbances of Teeth and Bone

24. Bone and Other Lesions

25. Legal Considerations




Author Information
By Herbert H. Frommer, BA, DDS, FACD, Professor and Director of Radiology, New York University College of Dentistry, New York, NY; Diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology and Jeanine J. Stabulas-Savage, RDH, BS, MPH, Associate Clinical Professor of Radiology