Modern Dental Imaging (with IRMER update) | Simon Harvey | Friday 14 October 2022

For: Dentists, Hygienists,

Description

Outline of the day

Module 1 - Modern look at dose and risk

Module 2 - CBCT

Module 3 - Reporting skills and interactive spotter

Module 4 - Compliance, training etc

Objectives

• Explain the relative risks of modern dental imaging included CBCT and the radiation dose to patients.
• Describe the indications for CBCT and the role in diagnosis, treatment planning and consent.
• Develop a reporting template and put this to the test in an interactive spotter.
• Understand the regulatory requirements under IRMER and how to comply with these.

Materials / handouts

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Speakers

Simon Harvey

Simon is a Consultant and GDC registered specialist in Dental and Maxillofacial Radiology. He is responsible for delivery of specialist diagnostic and interventional radiology services within a multidisciplinary team at Queen Victoria Hospital and Eastman Dental Hospital. His subspecialty interests include interventional salivary radiology and dentoalveolar CBCT. He is co-author of a book about CBCT and published in several peer reviewed journals.

He has been employed in higher education for over a decade, and currently teaches postgraduate dental students at the Eastman Dental Institute. In addition, he is a clinical supervisor to both FRCR and DDMFR registrars and provide CPD to dental professionals for the UK’s leading providers.

He has a Masters degree in Medical Ethics and Law from the KCL School of Law and in 2018 took up a seat on The DDU Dental Advisory Committee. He also accepts instruction as an independent expert witness.

Sessions

09:30 - 11:00, Modern look at dose and risk

11:30 - 13:00, CBCT

14:00 - 15:15, Reporting skills and interactive spotter

15:45 - 17:00, Compliance training

GDC outcomes

C, D,