‘Justification, Optimisation and Limitation’
an IR(ME)R course in dental radiography and radiation protection
Friday 8th September 2017
Eric Whaites, MSc, BDS, FDSRCS (Ed), FDSRCS(Eng), FRCR, DDRRCR
Consultant Dental and Maxillofacial Radiologist, King’s College London Dental Institute based at Guy’s Hospital
08.30
Registration and coffee
09.05
Introduction and welcome
09.10
Lecture 1
Justification – Statutory requirements -the ionising radiation regulations, latest guidelines, current good practice and the principles of radiation protection
10.25
Refreshments
10.55
Lecture 2
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
12.15
Discussion
12.45
Lunch
13.25
Lecture 3 Optimisation – Selection Criteria and Quality Assurance in dental radiography – factors affecting diagnostic yield and patient benefit
14.35
Tea
14.55
Lecture 4
Optimisation – Conventional imaging techniques and interpretation – factors affecting diagnostic yield and patient benefit and new imaging techniques including CBCT
16.05
End of course test and discussion
16.30
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