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2025-2026 Academic Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Academic Catalog

DNAS 1047 - Principles of Radiation for the Dental Assistant


Credits: 4

Focuses on the foundations of radiography, radiographic equipment, and  safety. Legal issues, quality assurance and infection prevention are also emphasized. 

Provides an in-depth study of principles of the X-ray production and radiation physics, biology, and safety radiographic image identification and mounting; and patient management are applied in the study of intraoral and extraoral techniques.

Prerequisite: Matriculation into the DA program
Corequisite: DNAS 1030 DNAS 1040 DNAS 1044 DNAS 1046  
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Previous: DAS* 148