Rhonda Seebold

Speaker for the PSRT 2021 Fall Conference

Rhonda Seebold, RDH, MS, has been active in the dental hygiene profession for over 40 years. She has experience as a clinician, public school hygienist, private consultant, and a dental educator. She completed her undergraduate studies at Bloomsburg University and received a Masters in Dental Hygiene Education with a concentration in dental radiography and clinical dental hygiene from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. She is currently on the dental hygiene staff at the Pennsylvania College of Technology in Williamsport, PA.

Course Description

This course is designed to introduce the radiographer to common dental radiographs. You will learn about various types of dental radiographs and how each one has a specific purpose. By the end of the course, you will have trained your eye to find some typical pathologies/findings that are present in a dental radiograph. Perhaps you will be able to show off your new knowledge at your next dental appointment!

Dental Radiographs: The Hidden Truth

I Introduction to Dental Radiographs

A. Importance

B. Uses

C. Information found on dental radiographs

II Categories

A. Intraoral

B. Extraoral

C. Three-Dimensional Digital Imaging

III. Intraoral Radiographic Examination

A. Interproximal

1. Purposes/Uses

2. Common pathology/findings

B. Periapical

1. Purposes/Uses

2. Common pathology/findings

C. Occlusal

1. Purposes/Uses

2. Common pathology/findings

IV. Extraoral Radiographic Examination

A. Panoramic

1. Purposes/Uses

2. Common pathology/findings

B. Lateral Cephalometric

1. Purposes/Uses

2. Common pathology/findings

V. Three-Dimensional Digital Imaging

A. Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT)

1. Purposes/Uses

VI. Group Exercise