Core CPD Update in Dental Radiography (IRMER) (BE190913GDP)

AvailabilityCourse has taken place
SubjectCore - Radiology
DescriptionDo you take radiographs? Do you need your 5-yearly update and want to attend an interesting and relevant update? Dr. Ian Hamilton is a highly entertaining and knowledgeable speaker , Ian’s course feed-back reports consistently rate this mandatory training as a lively, entertaining and informative day.
Additional informationThis one day course covers the core subjects recommended for continuing training and education as contained within paragraph A 3.7 of the NRPB Guidance Notes for General Practitioners on the Safe Use of X-Ray Equipment, June 2001 (which remains extant despite the NRPB having being subsumed into the Health Protection Agency):

(a) the principles of radiation physics;
(b) risks of ionising radiation;
(c) radiation doses in dental radiography;
(d) factors affecting doses in dental radiography;
(e) the principles of radiation protection;
(f) statutory requirements;
(g) selection criteria;
(h) quality assurance.

To meet GDC requirements, all Dentists and DCPs should carry out 5 hours of verifiable continuing professional development in Radiology and Radiation Protection as part of their 5–yearly CPD cycle. Whilst there is no requirement within the Guidance Notes for operators to study selection criteria, the course is intended to be suitable for both Dentists and Dental Care Professionals – the GDC has recommended that radiography and radiation protection should form one of the core subjects for DCPs since the introduction of compulsory CPD in July 2008.

Course open to: This course is for dentists and DCPs who are qualified to take radiographs and require an update that satisfies IRMER and CQC outcomes.

If you are a DCP but not qualified to take radiographs, you may be interested in the parallel DCP course that covers Non-IRMER radiography , as well as Legal & Ethical issues.


Mr Ian Hamilton GDC Registration 68870) : Ian Hamilton is a registered dentist with a background in radiation protection and an MSc in Dental and Maxillofacial Radiology. He has presented on radiation safety at International conferences in Budapest (2009) and Hiroshima (2011), he teaches at undergraduate level (Peninsula Dental School) and to newly-qualified dentists undertaking their Foundation training (Oxford and Wessex Deaneries, NHS Scotland and NHS Highlands). Appointed as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the Defence Dental Services, he lectures widely throughout the UK in Radiography and Radiation Protection for all members of the Dental Team.
VenueJohn Lister Postgraduate Centre, Slough - Berkshire - East  View details
Date & timeThursday 19 September 2013, 09:00 to 16:30
LecturerMigration  View details
Target audience

Recommended to all

Development outcomeNo development outcome
Course styleLecture
Core topicNo core topic
CPD hours5:30
Cost£25.00
Aims
  1. 1. Understand what statutory legislation is applicable in Dental Radiology (IRR99, IR(ME)R2000, IR(ME) Amending regulations 2006) and what specific roles and responsibilities are laid down within these regulations (with particular regard to local Rules and Pregnancy).
  2. 2. Revise the nature of and specific hazards associated with ionising radiation in order that all members of the Dental Team understand the need to protect themselves and their patients.
  3. 3. Understand the principles of Radiation Protection and how these are translated in practice. Have an overview of the implications for radiation detrimental to the patient, various radiographic techniques and alternative imaging modalities.
  4. 4. Understand the requirement for a Quality Assurance programme and the need for (and benefits gained from) auditing image quality at appropriate intervals. Revise positioning techniques for both intraoral and panoramic radiography