Radiology requirements in United States dental hygiene programs.
A survey of accredited dental hygiene programs in the United States revealed little standardization of requirements for dental radiology. However, most programs satisfied suggested minimum guidelines for didactic instruction in radiology. Six programs had no preclinical laboratory requirements, and seven had no clinical requirements. An area of concern was the high percentage of programs in which classmates exposed one another to ionizing radiation for training purposes.
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