Dental Radiation Safety Certification
About This Event
This is a virtual course designed to provide dental auxiliaries with knowledge regarding the production and safe use of ionizing radiation within the dental office. The course satisfies the Virginia Board of Dentistry’s Radiation Certification requirement. Topics include the nature of radiation, types of interaction with matter, dose limits, patient radiation protection principles, operator radiation protection, and the effects of low-dose radiation. Educational objectives include describing how ionizing radiation is produced, discussing selection criteria for radiographic studies, and practical principles of radiation protection.
Learning Objectives
- Describe how ionizing radiation is produced in an x-ray generator
- Discuss the various modes of interaction of radiation with matter
- Discuss selection criteria for dental radiographic studies
- Describe occupational and public dose limits
- Discuss practical principles of radiation protection for the patient and for the operator
- Describe circumstances under which retake radiographs should be made
- Discuss effects of low-dose radiation
Additional Event Information
Target Audience
Open to all
Event Format
Virtual
CE Credits
4*