The Session:
This module provides the 5-hour training in Radiography and Radiation Protection, a highly recommended verifiable CPD topic by the General Dental Council.
This module satisfies the current requirements of the General Dental council and the Ionisation Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations 2017 in relation to Radiography and Radiation Protection.
Learning Content:
• The principles of radiation physics
• Risks of ionising radiation
• Radiation doses and factors affecting the doses in dental radiography
• The principles of radiation protection
• The rules, regulations and supporting guidelines relating to the use of Dental Radiography and Radiology, and radiation protection in the UK
• Quality assurance system and implementation
• Selection Criteria
• Introduction to CBCT practice
Objectives:
To fulfil the IR(ME)R training requirements for practitioners and operators in radiation protection
Development Outcomes:
This training meets the development outcomes criteria C and D for the GDC’s Enhanced CPD requirements.
Fees:
£35.00