{"id":4123,"date":"2020-10-08T09:19:19","date_gmt":"2020-10-08T13:19:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/?page_id=4123"},"modified":"2024-02-02T10:15:06","modified_gmt":"2024-02-02T15:15:06","slug":"radiography-training","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/ce-courses\/radiography-training\/","title":{"rendered":"Radiography training"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1698696973333{margin-top: -40px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;background-color: #009ba7 !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;white-text&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h1>Radiography training<\/h1>\n<p><nav  aria-label=\"breadcrumb\"><ol class=\"breadcrumb\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BreadcrumbList\"><li class=\"breadcrumb-item active\" aria-current=\"page\" itemprop=\"itemListElement\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ListItem\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Home<\/span><meta itemprop=\"position\" content=\"1\"><\/li><\/ol><\/nav>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row source=&#8221;media_library&#8221; image=&#8221;&#8221; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; external_img_size=&#8221;&#8221; add_caption=&#8221;&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; style=&#8221;&#8221; external_style=&#8221;&#8221; border_color=&#8221;grey&#8221; external_border_color=&#8221;grey&#8221; onclick=&#8221;&#8221; img_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; title=&#8221;&#8221; custom_src=&#8221;&#8221; caption=&#8221;&#8221; link=&#8221;&#8221; img_link_large=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]The MDA Radiography Training Program allows dentists to provide a convenient, affordable way for dental assistants to obtain radiography training required under Michigan law without the need for classrooms, travel and time away from work using an innovative nine-part, online training program. The cost is $325\/per assistant for MDA members and $425\/per assistant for non-MDA members.<\/p>\n<p>After successful completion of the online training, the assistant \u2014 under the supervision of a licensed dentist \u2014 must demonstrate the ability to perform two acceptable full-mouth series of images (including four bitewings) with a maximum of five retakes. After meeting all course requirements, a certificate of completion will be issued that will be signed by the supervising dentist.[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"button fixed-width\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mydentalradiography.com\/mda\/newacct.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Create Account<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"button fixed-width\" href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Program-FAQs_1-24.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FAQs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"button fixed-width\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mydentalradiography.com\/mda\/login.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Log In<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"button fixed-width\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mydentalradiography.com\/mda\/help.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Technical Support<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_separator][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1699372884499{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>How to begin<\/h2>\n<h3>Step 1: dentists<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Complete the following in order:<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;4128&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; onclick=&#8221;custom_link&#8221; img_link_target=&#8221;_blank&#8221; link=&#8221;https:\/\/mydentalradiography.com\/mda\/player.aspx?v=2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1695922076175{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Opens in a new window\" href=\"https:\/\/mydentalradiography.com\/mda\/player.aspx?v=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Watch video<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Create an account using the create account button.<\/li>\n<li>Complete the short supervising dentist tutorial on how to administer the radiography training program.<\/li>\n<li>Receive your supervising dentist ID code upon completion of the tutorial.<\/li>\n<li>Purchase course vouchers to assign to the assistant(s) who will be taking the radiography training.<\/li>\n<li>Share your supervising dentist ID code with your assistant. This code &#8220;links&#8221; you to the assistant. Once linked, you can manage your assistant&#8217;s certification progress through your account screen.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Step 2: assistants<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Complete the following in order:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Create your own account using the create account button above after your dentist creates his\/her account.<\/li>\n<li>Obtain your dentist\u2019s supervising dentist ID code and input it during your account creation process. This &#8220;links&#8221; you to your dentist so he\/she can monitor your progress and print your certificate of completion.<\/li>\n<li>Click the online course menu button to begin the nine-module radiography training program.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1698696973333{margin-top: -40px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;background-color: #009ba7 !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;white-text&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text] Radiography training [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row source=&#8221;media_library&#8221; image=&#8221;&#8221; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; external_img_size=&#8221;&#8221; add_caption=&#8221;&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; style=&#8221;&#8221; external_style=&#8221;&#8221; border_color=&#8221;grey&#8221; external_border_color=&#8221;grey&#8221; onclick=&#8221;&#8221; img_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; title=&#8221;&#8221; custom_src=&#8221;&#8221; caption=&#8221;&#8221; link=&#8221;&#8221; img_link_large=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]The MDA Radiography Training Program allows dentists to provide a convenient, affordable way for dental assistants to obtain radiography training required under Michigan law [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":14,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-template-full-width.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"The MDA Radiography Training Program allows dentists to provide a convenient, affordable way for dental assistants to obtain radiography training.","_seopress_robots_index":"","protect_children":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-4123","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2025-11-17 06:10:22","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4123","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4123"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4123\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4123"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}