Dental photography

In this module, you will learn about the uses of clinical photography, and how to take high quality pictures like we use in Dentaljuce. You will also learn how to become a great general photographer
Clinicians worldwide are making increased use of clinical photography to enhance patient care, increase job satisfaction and to grow practices by demonstrating their skills and expertise.
In contemporary clinical practice there is a mandatory need for precise, accurate, contemporaneous documentation of patient assessments, diagnoses, clinical decisions and patient management based on those decisions. Clinical photos are an essential part of that documentation.
Participant Feedback Review: "Dental Photography" CPD Course by Dentaljuce
Overview
The "Dental Photography" course provided by Dentaljuce received highly positive feedback from participants, who praised its clear presentation, practical applicability, and engaging content. The module successfully enhanced learners' professional skills and confidence in dental photography.
Key Strengths
Participants particularly highlighted:
Clear and Concise Content: Learners appreciated the clarity and conciseness of the module, describing it as "really good, concise and clear," and "excellent concise module."
Practical Application and Skill Enhancement: The course was praised for its practical relevance and ability to significantly enhance participants' clinical skills. Feedback included comments such as, "Simple and excellent learning outcome for clinical photography, this topic helped me to enhance my professional skills," and "really helpful course!"
Engaging and Informative Structure: Participants noted the effective balance between theory, written content, and practical demonstrations. Learners described the course as "comprehensive, enlightening, excellently delivered," and "very informative and easy to follow."
Specific Positive Comments
- "Amazing course, really useful."
- "Excellent course—with a good balance between videos and written content."
- "Exceptionally well-designed module with plenty of useful information."
- "Really good module, comprehensive—I feel I have learned a life skill and not just done dental CPD!"
- "Very informative. I have now acquired a lot of knowledge regarding dental photography."
Areas for Improvement
A minor suggestion from participants was:
- Including additional information or demonstrations on patient positioning and mobile phone photography, which could further enhance practical applicability.
Closed-Question Feedback Summary
- Met Learning Objectives: 98.1% strongly agree/agree
- Good Quality: 98.0% strongly agree/agree
- Useful & Relevant: 100% strongly agree/agree
- Engaging: 94.4% strongly agree/agree
- Appropriately Pitched Level: 96.3% strongly agree/agree
Conclusion
The "Dental Photography" CPD course by Dentaljuce is highly recommended by dental professionals. It effectively combines theory and practical insights, significantly improving participants' skills and confidence in dental photography, leading to enhanced patient care and professional development.
Aim
The aim of the learning and teaching materials in this Dentaljuce module is to allow learners to develop their professional knowledge, understanding and competence in Dental Photography, in line with their identified personal learning requirements.
Course objective
- to advise what camera equipment and settings are needed, and give learners experience with dental photography through sets of exercises.
Anticipated learning outcomes:
The learner will:- be able to set up a clinical camera to achieve consistent high quality results.
- become skilled in dental photography.
- through achieving these outcomes, provide an improved level of service to their patients.
GDC Development Outcomes
This CPD will support the learner in meeting the following GDC Development Outcome(s): C.