Qualification in Dental Radiography for Dental Nurses (NW180622B)

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HEE Course Cost: £160

Additional Exam fee of £124 payable direct to HEE

An online application will need to be completed to gain entry on to this course please find a PDF version attached above, you can either send completed applications by email to leanne.foster@hee.nhs.uk or to Leanne Foster, Dental Section, 3rd Floor, 3 Piccadilly Place, Manchester, M1 3BN

The taught sessions will be held at Warrington Medical Education Centre

• 22nd June 2018
• 13th July 2018
• 21st September 2018
• 12th October 2018
• 9th November 2018

Students would be expected to:

• To bring their notes with them to each taught session.
• Be prepared for each session
• Bring with them a list of any questions that they may have from either the material that they have covered or from their experiences in practice.

Exam date: Saturday 24th November  September 2018. 

It is expected that by registering for this course the student agrees that they are able to be released from practice for each teaching session.

Please see flyer attached to this course, PDF link above

 To gain the qualification, students will need to:

• Attend study days
• Gain clinical experience in taking radiographs by completing a practical portfolio
• Take a 1 hour true/false & best answer examination on the theoretical aspects of dental radiography
• Complete a practical work based portfolio

For the practical portfolio, students must take a minimum of 40 radiographs under supervision, which must include the following types of radiographs:

• 20 periapicals (using the paralleling technique)
• 10 pairs of bitewings
• 10 panoramic radiographs

These radiographs are not required to pass the qualification & will not contribute to the student's final grade, but will be recorded in the student's transcript to demonstrate their experience.

Please note this qualification is subsidised by Health Education England.

The qualification will be awarded by the BDA and we will require an exam fee of £124

Mandatory: Dental Nurse

The aims of the course are to:

• Produce competent dental radiographic operators who are aware of their own responsibilities and limitations.
• Promote acquisition of the skills, attitudes & behaviours that facilitate effective and safe use of radiation in dental practice.
• Fulfil the legal requirements of the Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposures) Regulations 2018 with regards to “adequate training” of operators.
• Fulfil the requirements of the syllabus in dental radiography for dental nurses as approved by the British Society of Dental and Maxillofacial Radiology (BSDMFR).
• Prepare candidates for assessment by the British Dental Association (BDA Education).
• Foster the knowledge & understanding, skills & attitudes that will promote effective lifelong learning & support professional development.

Topics to be discussed include:

• Radiation Physics
• Radiation Protection
• Practical Techniques, apparatus and equipment
• Films and Processing
• Quality Assurance and the Law

Delegates will be equipped to gain the BDA Qualification in Radiography.