Ch. 12, 13, 14: Dental Images, Patient Relations, and Patient Ed

12. Dental images are a(n) _______________ comprehensive patient care.

• option for

• adjunct to

• supplement to

• necessary component of 

12.    Which of the following would you need in order to perform efficient, accurate dental imaging procedures on your patients?

• Sufficient knowledge

• Technical skills

• Sufficient knowledge and technical skills

• Neither sufficient knowledge nor technical skills

12.    An oral examination limits the practitioner to knowledge of what is seen clinically. Dental images allow the practitioner to see many conditions that are not apparent clinically.

• Both statements are true. 

• Both statements are false.

• The first statement is true; the second statement is false.

• The first statement is false; the second statement is true.

12. 12. Dental images enable the dental professional to see ___________ conditions that may otherwise go undetected.

• 12. rare

• 12. common

• 12. occasional

• 12. many

12.    According to the text, __________ is one of the most important uses of dental images.

• insurance verification

• habitual frequency of imaging

• detection of diseases

• maintaining a record of restorations that have been placed

12.    When dental images are properly prescribed, exposed, and processed, the benefit of disease detection ____________ the risk of small doses of x-radiation.

• far outweighs

• slightly outweighs

• is considered equal

• does not outweigh

12.    A ______________ may be a dental radiographer.
1. dental hygienist
2. dental assistant
3. dentist

• 1, 2, 3

• 1, 2

• 1, 3

• 3 only

12.    When should you avoid taking retakes?  

• Whenever it is convenient because the dose is so low

• Only if the patient is uncomfortable with exposure

• Only if older (pre-1975) equipment is used

• At all times

12.    To avoid occupational exposure to x-radiation, the dental radiographer must always (Note: Though all are true, one is the most critical and encompasses the others.)

• have proper shielding.

• avoid the primary beam.

• have proper positioning.

• maintain an adequate distance.

12.    (1) It is your responsibility to maintain competence in taking dental images; taking continuing education courses is one example. (2) You should always do your best to properly position and expose receptors in a manner that is accurate, time efficient, and comfortable for your patient.

• Both statements are true.

• Both statements are false.

• The first statement is true, and the second statement is false.

• The first statement is false, and the second statement is true.