Lecturer Details: Introduction to the NHS Module 9 -Practical Radiography and Radiation Protection, an IRMER Course for Dentists

Lecturer nameShelley Blane MSc MIPEM CSci
Lecturer profileShelley Blane MSc MIPEM CSci
Radiation Protection Officer
Deputy Course Lead Radiotherapy and Oncology
Senior Lecturer Radiotherapy, Diagnostic Imaging and Physics
Lecturer nameMrs Susan Hadley RDN
Lecturer profileSue Hadley RDN National Certificate in dental nursing, GDC117611, is a Clinical Teaching Fellow and Senior Dental Nurse at the University of Portsmouth Dental Academy. She has worked as a Dental Nurse in a variety of settings, including the NHS. For the past eight years Sue has worked at the University of Portsmouth Dental Academy where she provides direct chairside support to dental and hygiene/therapy students, mentors dental nurse students and supervises all aspects of the taking of radiographs on the live student clinics. She has the BDA qualification in Radiography, SAAD qualification in sedation, Mentorship course and extended duty qualifications in: The Application of Fluoride, Impression Taking, Rubber Dam Placement, and suture removal. Sue is also Cross infection control lead at the Dental Academy, is studying for her Certificate in Education and has a particular interest in four-handed dentistry, radiography and radiation protection. Outside of her duties at the Dental Academy, Sue volunteers for a dental charity in Tanzania where she helps set up new dental practices and train dental nurses.
Lecturer nameMrs Nikki Legg RDN NVQ 3 in Oral Health Care
Lecturer profileNikki Legg RDN NVQ 3 in Oral Health Care, GDC143500, qualified in 2007. She has worked as a Dental Nurse in a variety of settings, including the NHS. For the past nine years Nikki has worked at the University of Portsmouth Dental Academy providing direct chairside support to dental and hygiene/therapy students, mentoring dental nurse students, and supervising all aspects of the taking of radiographs on the live student clinics. She has the BDA qualification in Radiography, and extended duty qualifications in: The Application of Fluoride, Impression Taking, Clinical Photography, Rubber Dam Placement and Oral Health Education. Nikki was the Clinical Photography Lead Nurse at the University for three years and has attained Level 1 qualifications in Digital Imaging and Image Manipulation. She is a keen photographer and runs her own photography business, working in her studio and on location. Nikki is joint author of “Diabetes and the Dental Nurse” - an article published by Dental Nursing Journal, and is currently studying for a BSc in physiology and counselling with the Open University.
Lecturer nameMr Otto Sparrius BDS MSc FHEA
Lecturer profileOtto Sparrius BDS MSc FHEA, GDC 67789 is a clinical and academic tutor at the University of Portsmouth Dental Academy. He qualified with a BDS from the University of the Witwatersrand (South Africa) in 1978 and completed his MSc (Enamel and Dentine bonding agents) in 1989. Otto has publications in internationally recognised journals and has presented papers at local and international conferences including a paper at the FDI conference in Hong Kong on Medical Hypnotherapy. Most recently (2014) he presented a paper on local anaesthetic training at the International Conference for Dental Hygiene in Cape Town. Otto worked in his own dental practices in Johannesburg and East London (South Africa) where he was also actively involved in South African Dental Association. He moved to the UK in April 2002 where he worked in various UK dental practices and continued his involvement in professional organisations, including the British Dental Association. Since 2009 Otto has been employed as a Dental Tutor at the University of Portsmouth Dental Academy and as an Associated Dental Tutor, King’s College Dental Institute. He is a clinical tutor for Dental Hygiene/Therapy students and final year Dental students. He lectures in Radiography, Dental Photography, Dental Materials, Professionalism and Clinical Practice. He has a particular interest in Minimal Intervention Dentistry. Otto has completed his Post Graduate Certificate in Higher Education and is now a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA). Most recently he has started a Professional Doctorate in Medical Imaging at the University of Portsmouth Department of Radiography.