The course covers the uses of digital photographs at the New Patient Exam, for documentation of special concerns, for Progress Records, for Post-treatment documentation, and for enhanced communication with patients, parents, and other practitioners. It also covers the criteria of 9 views in a series of photographs, patient management and positioning, use of retractors and mirrors for intraoral photographs, and detailed production steps for each view.

This course is not camera or photo editing software specific.

This course was written with the help of Ms. Jan Bell, BS, Instructor and Clinician in Photography at Northwest Radiography in Seattle, Washington.