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Improving Your Image: Dental Photography in Practice

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Course Features

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Duration

4 weeks

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Delivery Method

Online

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Available on

Lifetime Access

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Accessibility

Desktop, Laptop

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Language

English

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Subtitles

English

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Level

Intermediate

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Effort

5 hours per week

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Teaching Type

Self Paced

Course Description

This course is free and will cover all aspects related to digital photography in dental practice, including intra-oral, extraoral, and portraits. Participants will learn about photography from the basics of choosing the right equipment and setting it up to the best settings, techniques for consistent image quality, and safe storage.

The course will take approximately five hours per week and is taught by the team who deliver the online masters course in Restorative Dentistry MSc/Diploma at the School of Dentistry at Birmingham UK.

"That was amazing. I feel that I have a good grasp of the settings on my flash and camera, and I feel confident taking photographs of patients for records and practice promotion. Thanks so much!" - Andrea Lakatos

"I enjoyed the course and now I understand how to use my camera settings. Mike, thank you for making each lesson so easy and keeping my motivated! !" - Vania Wassel Antich

"Fantastic course! I can't wait for the opportunity to share the knowledge with the other girls at work. Thank you so much!" - Hollie Williams

Course Overview

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Skills You Will Gain

What You Will Learn

Identify the best equipment and accessories to deliver the photography required

Reflect upon the approach to photography, and the impact on the day-to-day function of their practice

Engage members of staff in the advantages of correct training and implementation of those skills

Produce consistently good images with the minimum effect on treatment times and patient comfort

Target Students

No previous knowledge is necessary, but there will be certain requirements in terms of equipment necessary to complete the course - particularly access to a digital SLR camera Detailed advice on choosing a camera will be given at the start of the course,

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Course Instructors

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Mike Sharland

Instructor

Mike Sharland qualified with a Diploma in Photography in 1971, has been teaching dental photography for over 35 years , currently Technical Lead Clinical Photography at the University of Birmingham
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Alice Parr

Instructor

Alice graduated from the University of Birmingham in 2015 with a BDS (Hons). She has since completed an MSc in Restorative Dentistry and is the Clinical Photography Lead

Course Reviews

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