CLINICAL PHOTOGRAPHY IN DENTISTRY

The book consists of 10 chapters. The first chapter exposes the reader to the world of photography and highlights the need for photography in the dental profession. The next three chapters (chapter 2 through chapter 4) explain the technicalities involved in photography. It will help one choose the right cameras, lenses, and other accessories for clinical photography. It also will guide one in setting up a camera before starting a journey to clinical photography. The reader will also learn the finer details of perfect exposure, use of light, shutter speed, and aperture for ‘creating’ a photograph. Chapter 5 through chapter 8, deals with practical aspects of taking photographs in a given clinical situation. Suggestions and guidelines are made for different protocols recommended by various boards to train the reader on how to shoot clinical photographs effectively. It will also teach the intricacies of table-top photography, and photographing radiographs.