Dental Photography as a Tool in Dental Practice
Category: Marketing and Management
Instructor(s): Stas Belous
Course structure: Lessons: 2 lessons | Duration: 1 h 1 min
Course overview
In Stas Belous's new course all key information about dental photography has been collected.
From the course you will learn:
– how to choose a camera and lenses
– how to set up a camera correctly
– which accessories are necessary for shooting
– how to choose the correct angle.
What you will learn
- Select appropriate cameras, lenses, and accessories for dental photography based on clinical criteria.
- Configure camera settings (ISO, aperture, shutter speed) tailored for intraoral and extraoral shots.
- Apply standardized photographing sequences and angles including centric occlusion and full arch views.
- Process, systematize, and store dental photographs using a clinic workflow and practical recommendations.
Course lessons
Lesson 1. Dental photography: choosing and setting up the camera
– Relevance and importance of photography in dentistry
– Camera construction and choice of lens
– Setting shooting parameters for dental photography: ISO, aperture, shutter speed
– Criteria for choosing a camera
– Overview of additional light sources
– Accessories for conducting photo sessions: mirrors, contrastors, retractors
– Trends and prospects for development in dental photography.
Lesson 2. Processing and storing obtained photographs
– Sequence of photographing dental arches
– Processing of the obtained photographs
– Systematization and storage of photos
– Algorithm for working with photographs in the clinic
– Advantages of dental photography
– Practical recommendations for creating dental photography:
- choice of angle for photography
- photo in the position of centric occlusion
- photo of lateral teeth
- photo of the entire dental arch.
