Justification, Optimisation and Limitation - an IR(ME)R Course in dental radiology and radiation (WI070314)

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DescriptionBy the end of the course participants should be able to understand: * Justification - Statutory requirements including IRR99 and IRMER2000, latest guidelines, current good practice and the principles of radiation protection * Limitation - Principles of radiation physics, nature of ionising radiation, interactions with tissues, risks of ionising radiation, radiation doses in dental radiography, factors affecting dose and dose reduction * Optimisation - Quality assurance and selection criteria in dental radiography, imaging techniques and interpretation, factors affecting diagnostic yield and patient benefit, 2D and 3D digital imaging techniques. Intended Audience: Dentists, dental therapists/hygienists and dental nurses who are qualified to take xrays. Clare Wray is currently Superintendent Radiographer, Honorary Lecturer and RPS at Leeds Dental Institute, delivering clinical radiography education to dental, hygiene and therapy and dental nurse students. She has also been a serving member of the Territorial Army since 1999, presently holding the rank of Major as a Radiographic Technical Officer in a Field Hospital and has been on operational deployments to Iraq in 2003 and 2005 in this role. In 2005 she ran and set up protocols for the first UK CT Scanner deployed in the field. She qualified from Guy's Hospital London in 1995, having trained at several hospitals in and around London. Following qualification she worked at hospitals in Pontefract, Bradford and Sheffield, gain
Additional informationing experience in general and angiography before specialising in CT, and now dental radiology. She also performs forensic radiography and is a member of IAFR and UKFRRT. Clare loves teaching, and especially making radiation safety training and physics relevant, interesting, practical and applicable to individuals.
VenueEducation Centre, RHCH, Winchester  View details
Date & timeFriday 7 March 2014, 09:30 to 17:00
LecturerMigration  View details
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Development outcomeNo development outcome
Course styleLecture
Core topicNo core topic
CPD hours6:00
Cost£30.00
Aims
  1. Understand the principles of radiation physics and the use of selection criteria in relation to dental radiology
  2. Know the risks of ionising radiation, the principles of radiation protection in dental radiology and the changes to the legislation concerning dental radiology
  3. Know the radiation doses in dental radiology and the factors affecting radiation dose.
  4. Understand the principles of a Quality Assurance programme