Welcome to the course
Welcome to ‘Dental Radiography: Radiation Protection in Dental Practice’. Thank you for joining us! In the video above, Joanne Shaw welcomes you to the course and introduces the topics which …
Course: Dental Radiography: Radiation Protection in Dental Practice
Using Personal Protective Equipment
Although dental staff use personal protective equipment (PPE) such as disposable gloves, gowns, and protective eyewear on a daily basis, this is primarily for infection control purposes. During routine radiographic …
End of week summary
Well done – you have completed the first week of the Radiation Protection in Dental Practice course. During this week we have: Introduced the structure of the course, the learning …
X-ray equipment
In this video, Graham Ramsden covers key features of X-ray equipment used in dental practices. This video looks at design features, safety and warning systems and operating parameters of the …
Welcome to week 3
Welcome to week 3 of the Radiation Protection in Dental Practice course. In weeks 1 and 2 you have covered basic radiation concepts and the planning required before work with …
Planning exercise
We will now introduce a scenario, and you will have an opportunity to test your learning so far with an exercise. Scenario You are a dentist, and the owner of …
Key appointments
In the above video, Sharon Ely (a Radiation Protection Adviser) and Andrew Gulson (a Medical Physics Expert) are interviewed about their roles. Sharon and Andrew discuss their roles and how …
Welcome to week 2
Welcome to week 2 of the Radiation Protection in Dental Practice course! Thank you for your participation in week 1, we hope you enjoyed it and found it to be …
Image processing and viewing equipment
This video covers the quality assurance programme for image processing and viewing equipment. Each piece of equipment is introduced and the recommended quality assurance checks are described. A PDF version …
QA of Radiation Safety Documentation
The final thing to consider in the QA programme is the quality assurance of radiation safety documentation. Schedule 2 of IRMER17 requires the employer to ensure that quality assurance programmes …
Room design features
The video covers the importance of design of radiography facilities within dental practices. Graham Ramsden discusses room design as well as other safety provisions for radiography facilities within dental practices. …
End of course summary
Congratulations for completing the Radiation Protection in Dental Practice course! We hope you have enjoyed the course and have found it useful. Thank you for joining the course and participating …
End of week summary
Well done for completing week 5 of Radiation Protection in Dental Practice course. During this week we have: Covered the overall Quality Assurance programme a dental practice must have Discussed …
End of week summary
Congratulations on completing week 4 of the Radiation Protection in Dental Practice course. During this week we have: Covered the outcomes from the radiation risk assessment Looked at what a …
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Dental Radiography: Radiation Protection in Dental Practice