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IRMER (CPD14MAR22)
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| Subject | Radiography and radiation protection | ||||||
| Description | The course will provide an update on the ionising radiation regulations IRR17 and IRMER 17, using the recently published ‘Guidance Notes for Dental Practitioners on the Safe Use of X-ray Equipment’ (FGDP, Oct 2020) as a framework for discussions. The course will be interspersed with scenarios applying radiation protection principles in practice, as well as with interesting cases highlighting key principles in diagnosis and interpretation. The course will fulfil your IRMER requirements and GDC Radiography and Radiation Protection CPD requirements satisfying Learning Outcomes B, C, and D of the Enhanced Continuing Professional Development requirements. The course will be delivered by our local Consultant Dental & Maxillofacial Radiologist, Dr Brenda Murray and Edward Walker Speciality Registrar in Dental & Maxillofacial Radiology. The course will be delivered remotely via Blackboard. | ||||||
| Additional information | Please note: Once you have booked your place, the meeting link for this webinar will be available in the document section of this course. If the link is not available, it will be uploaded before the course. Please check this page for the meeting link before joining the course. Virtual meeting platform for this course will be Zoom and Mentimeter will be used for interactive quizzes during the course. | ||||||
| Venue | Zoom, NA - Virtual  View details | ||||||
| Date & time | Monday 14 March 2022, 09:00 to 16:30 | ||||||
| Lecturers | Brenda Murray & Edward Walker View details | ||||||
| Target audience | Mandatory: Dental Hygienist (£30.00pp discount), or Dental Nurse (£30.00pp discount), or Dental Nurse with extended duties in oral healt ed (£30.00pp discount), or Dental Therapist (£30.00pp discount), or Practice Manager (£30.00pp discount), or Dentist | ||||||
| Course style | Lecture | ||||||
| Category | Major event course | ||||||
| Catering | No catering | ||||||
| Development outcome | A, C, D | ||||||
| CPD hours | 6:00 | ||||||
| Cost | £60.00 (subject to discounts, see Target audience above) | ||||||
| Aims | To provide an update on the ionising radiation regulations IRR17 and IRMER17, applicable to dental radiography. To highlight key changes in the recently published ‘Guidance Notes for Dental Practitioners on the Safe Use of X-ray Equipment’ (FGDP, Oct 2020. To provide practical ways of ensuring compliance with the regulations | ||||||
| Objectives | Objective of course is to provide an understanding of the: principles of radiation physics risks of ionising radiation and the principles of radiation protection and dose reduction in dental radiograph statutory responsibilities for dental practitioners | ||||||
| Learning outcomes | Learning Outcomes By the end of the course delegates should be able to: apply radiation principles to the practice of dental radiography understand how to fulfil their statutory requirements ensure that doses are optimised, and that quality assurance programmes, and selection criteria are fit for purpose | ||||||
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