Photography Flashcards
Why might clinical photographs be requested?
• Monitor and document the patient’s treatment.
• Pre, mid and post treatment.
• Monitor any abnormalities.
• Teaching materials.
• Research
• Medical articles
• Marketing literature
• Medico legal
Please describe the importance and process of GDPR in relation to photographs and storage.
Which GDC Standard does this relate to?
Principle 4 relates to maintain and protect patients’ information. Their information needs to be kept confidential and stored securely. It is vital that photographs are only used for the purpose they were
consented for, and the consent is recorded. It is important that the patient is aware they can withdraw consent at any time.
Level 1consent
Records
Level 2 consent
Education
Level 3 consent
Research
Please list the equipment necessary to take intra and extra oral clinical photographs
• DSLR Nikon D90 (camera)
• Nikon Micro 105mm 1:2.8 lens ()
• Sigma EM-140 DG Macro Ring Flash (lighting)
• Palatal Mirror
• Cheek retractors
• Plain backboard
settings required on your camera for
IO & EO photos
Intra oral
• Manual focus
• Aperture F22
• 1/160 shutter speed
• Auto ISO
Extra oral
• Manual Automatic (ensure you stay at the same distance for each image)
• Aperture F5.6
• 1/160 shutter speed
• Auto ISO
What makes a good clinical photograph?
Extra oral photographs
• Patients clothing should not encroach on the patients face, ensuring the ears and jawline are clearly visible.
• Glasses and jewellery should be removed.
• Hair should not be over the patients face, tied back if possible.
• Eyes open
• Patients expression should be natural and teeth in occlusion.
With regards to the framing of the patient-
• The lens axis should be horizontal.
• The median plane should be vertical.
• The Frankfort plane should be horizontal.
• Patient head should be in their neutral position.
• Filling the frame with equal boarder.
What makes a good clinical photograph?
Anterior view
• Use retractors to keep the cheek and lips out of the view of the teeth and gums. Ensuring they are in a straight line, 90 degrees to the midline.
• Patient centre line should be in the centre of the photograph.
• Occlusal plane horizontal and in the middle of the frame.
• Lense axis in line with the occlusal plane.
What makes a good clinical photograph?
Anterior view
• Use retractors to keep the cheek and lips out of the view of the teeth and gums. Ensuring they are in a straight line, 90 degrees to the midline.
• Patient centre line should be in the centre of the photograph.
• Occlusal plane horizontal and in the middle of the frame.
• Lense axis in line with the occlusal plane.
What makes a good clinical photograph?
Buccal view
• Cheek retractors to retract the cheek posterior to see the molar teeth.
• Occlusal plane horizontal and in the middle of the frame.
• Camera 45 degrees to the patient’s midline.
• Lense axis in line with the occlusal plane.
What makes a good clinical photograph?
Buccal view
• Cheek retractors to retract the cheek posterior to see the molar teeth.
• Occlusal plane horizontal and in the middle of the frame.
• Camera 45 degrees to the patient’s midline.
• Lense axis in line with the occlusal plane.
What makes a good clinical photograph?
Occlusal view
• Retract the upper or lower lip.
• Use a warm mirror placed far enough back to include the molars.
• Angle to mirror 45 degrees to the occlusal surface and keep the lens axis 45 degrees to the mirror.
• Rotate and flip the image to provide a true image
