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What are the four most common types of X-rays used in a dental office? - ️️Panoramic Film aka Pano or Panorex Full Mouth PA Series aka Full mouth series or FMS Intraoral Periapical Aka PA Bitewings aka BWX or BWs What is on the right side of a patient chart? - ️️Contains medical history, treatment plans, and records of treatment with most recent at the top. Everything else goes on the left. Bitewing film aka BWX or BWs - ️️Shows upper and lower molars as the patient is biting. It allows doctors to see interproximal(between the teeth) spaces. Performed as part of the FMS or every six months. Panoramic films aka Pano or Panorex - ️️Shows the teeth and supporting structures. Typically used of children under 18 or patients that are partially or fully edentulous(missing some or all of their teeth). Will show unerupted teeth. Full Mouth PA Series film aka FMS - ️️Shows close up films of each tooth in the mouth from the crown to the apex of each tooth. Consists of 14 PAs and 2 bitewings. Labeling X-rays - ️️Must be labeled with first and last name, offices stamp, patient account number, date taken, and initials of person who took x-rays What should every female be verbally asked? - ️️If they are pregnant because in order to receive a x-ray they need a medical release form. What does every new patient chart contain? - ️️A medical history form, Patient Information Form, Patient Acknowledgements, Authorization form, X-ray envelope, insurance information, and treatment plan records. What is needed for a X-ray request? - ️️Authorization to release PHI unless its an internal request or from a insurance company. Who needs to approve all requests for records from regulatory agencies or legal representatives? - ️️The regional manager and/or risk management Filling - ️️Using material such as amalgam or composite to replace lost tooth structureSealant - ️️Preventative covering placed on permanent molars to prevent food particles and plaque from building up causing decay. Root canal - ️️Necessary when decay goes through the dentin and comes close to the pulp(nerve). Consists of removing decay and the nerve.