Dental assistants and hygienists may:
a. make a final diagnosis from dental radiographs alone.
b. make a final diagnosis from dental radiographs and the clinical examination.
c. interpret dental radiographs and use them to help educate the patient regarding oral conditions.
d. place and expose dental radiographs but not read them.
c. Interpretation is explanatory and may be defined as reading the radiograph and explaining what is observed in terms the patient understands. The dentist, dental assistant, and dental hygienist may interpret radiographs and use them in patient education.
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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A. appendicular skeleton B. axial skeleton C. anterior skeleton D. musculoskeletal system
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