film should be stored in?

the most important responsibility of the dental assistant in dental radiography is ?

which types of gloves are required for the decontamination of the dark room?

a film with damaged emulsion will appear?

which of the following would cause a radiopaque artifact on a radiograph ?

on a full mouth series with eighteen films, how many anterior films are exposed?

when taking radiographs on a small child who cannot hold the film intra orally, the dental assistant should ?

to reduce the patients anxiety about radiographic exposure the dental assistant should ?

the best way a dental assistant can minimize cross contamination when exposing radiographs is to?

phosphor plates are processed by using ?

processing tanks should be cleaned when the ?

the radiation exposure that poses the greatest hazard to the operator is?

somatic effects of radiation do NOT have damaging effects on?

radiographs appear dark after processing when the developer solution is ?

which of the following can be used to measure excessive occupational exposure ?

the most common radiographic exposure used to detect periodontal disease is a?

the radiation that is formed by the interaction of x-rays with matter is?

which of the following radiolucent landmarks is useful when mounting films in the mandibular anterior areas?

which of the following helps to decrease exposure of the thyroid gland from the primary radiation beam?

what can be done to stabilize the bite block on a partially undentulous patient?

which of the following may cause film fogging ?

the expiration date on dental xray film is printed ?

dental assistants exposing x-rays can best be protected from scatter radiation by?

the normalizing device can be used to monitor ?

during the processing of x-rays film, the removal of the halide portion of the exposed silver crystals is called ?

the median palatal suture is visible on which of the following radiographs ?

which of the following radiolucencies may be mistaken for caries?

which of the following tissues is the most highly radio sensitive?

which of the following is the first step in processing radiographic film?

the most common radiographic exposure used to evaluate a dental implant on an adult is ?

which of the following increases the density on duplicated film?

personnel radiation monitoring devices are worn to ?

when taking an occlusal radiographi, the film packet should extend from the patients mouth by approximately?

the american dental association recommends that radiographs be mounted with the embossed dots ?

which of the following would cause elongation in a radiograph ?

when exposing a panoramic radiograph on an endentulous patient, which of the following would a dental assistant use to stabilize the upper and lower arch on the bite block?

the PID shape that most effectively reduces patient exposure to radiation is?

human tissue are mainly composed of?

which of the following influences the sharpness of a radiograph ?

the amount of radiation and exposure time needed to produce a diagnostic radiograph is best determined by?

back scatter radiation to the film is prevented by the ?

during radiographic exposures, semi critical items that must be sterilized or disposed of include?

the primary purpose of the bitewing radiograph is to evaluate ?

which of the following prevxrays from escaping the tube head ?

which of the following sequences best describes radiation injury to tissue ?

the diameter of the cone shaped beam produced from a circular collimator is ?

which of the following would you adjust to produce wavelengths with the greatest penetrating power?

which of the following condition may mimic caries on an intraoral radiograph ?

foreshortening of the maxillary radiographic image results from?

the best way to prevent cross contamination from an exposed film packet is by?

when exposing a posterior periapical radiograph on an adult patient with no intraoral restrictions, which size should be used ?

when taking a panoramic radiograph, the patients head should be oriented ?

which of the following lessons appears radiopaque on a radiograph ?

which of the following is the most essential when labeling the film mount?

according to the inverse square law, when changing the PID length from 8 to 16 inches, the beam intensity is?

the frankfort plane is an imaginary plane passing through the ?

the population most susceptible to radiation damage is ?

bitetabs places on film for use during bitewing radiographs should be positioned on the?

all of the following can be used for handling film in the daylight loader EXCEPT?

inside the film packet, the film is wrapped in a?

duplicating film is coated with ?

if a patient did not remove earrings prior to exposing a panoramic, the radiograph could have ?

the use of the thyroid collar is recommended for all the following radiographic exposures EXCEPT?

which of the following results in a double image radiograph?

when radiographs are mounted with the embossed dot appearing outwards, this is called ?

personnel monitoring for radiation exposure is done by?

a panoramic image appears to have a reverse smile when the ?

storing unexposed radiographic film in high humidity conditions may cause ?

once the film has been removed from the protective packet, the dental assistant should ?

dental x-rays should be prescribed when the ?

which of the following is DISADVANTAGE f panoramic radiograph ?

the endetulous radiographic series may include all of the following EXCEPT?

which of the following landmarks would be seen in a maxillary anterior periapical radiograph ?

which of the following protection techniques is used to minimize x radiation exposures to the operator ?

the occlusal plane will appear diagonal in the radiograph when there is a ?

how often should step wedge quality control test for a dental xray machines be conducted ?

when mounting periapical radiographs, what information helps to distinguish maxillary molar radiographs from the mandibular molar radiographs?

the most common reason for taking bitewings radiographs is to evaluate ?

which of the will cause white spots to appear on radiographs ?

compared to the paralleling technique a DISADVANTAGE of the bisecting angle technique is ?

which of the following is a long term effect of radiation?

which of the following radiographic errors is caused by removing a film too quickly from a tightly packed box ?

the shorter the wavelength of electromagnetic radiation, the greater the ?

the most commonly used radiographic exposure for a 3yr old patient is ?

compared to a dentulous patient, radiographic exposure time on an edentulous adult patient should?

which of the following radiation injury theories describes cells that are damaged by way of absorption?

which of the following can help to protect patients from excess radiation damage to tissues ?

which of the following is most likely to cause a stored radiograph to turn brown over time?

which of the following is a measurement of tissue damage from xray energy?

which of the following landmarks is useful when mounting films in the maxillary posterior area?

which of the following may cause unnecessary radiation exposure to the patient ?

which of the following describes how most radiographic various lessiaons appear?

which of the following will best protect the dental assistant from cross contamination?

blurred radiographic images are often caused by?

most bilateral findings in radiographs are considered?

when the tube head drifts , the first step the dental should take is to ?

the primary function of the collimation is to ?

the most common artificial radiation exposure comes from ?

when using an automatic processor, how many seconds should be allowed between the insertion of each dental film?