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Quality assurance plan
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Include both quality control test and quality administration procedures
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Dentist
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Ultimately responsible for the overall quality assurance plan
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Qualified technician
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Must calibrate dental xray equipment to ensure consistent xray machineperformance and the production of dental xray
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The dentist, hygienist, assistant or manufacturer's service representive
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Annual test can be performed by
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Fresh film
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Clear with slight blue tint
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Adequate contact
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Wire mesh uniform density
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Inadequate contact
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Wire mesh varying densities
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Film processing
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One of the most critical areas in quality control and requires daily monitoring
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Every 6 months
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Darkroom check for light tightness and safelighting
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When can safelighting be checked
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Only after the light tightness of the darkroom has been established
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Coin test
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Unwrap 1 unexposed film, place 4 ft from safelight, leave for 3-4 min. remove and process
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Daily
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Two test films should be processed in the automatic processor
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Functioning processor
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Unexposed film appears clear and dry. Exposed appears black and dry
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Monitoring of processing solutions
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Most critical component of of film processing quality
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Daily
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Processing films must be replenished
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