Certificate in Dental Radiography is a nationally recognised qualification and allows registered
dental nurses to take good diagnostic radiographs on prescription
| Entry requirements |
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| Be registered with General Dental Council as a dental nurse |
| Support of employing dentist to act as supervisor for work place activities to complete ROC. |
| Must be 18 years or above. |
The course requires candidate to complete a log book called Record of Competence (ROC), which contains four parts
| Part A: Practical Competence Assessment Sheets (PCAS) |
Part B: Expanded case studies |
Part C: Directly Observed Clinical Skills assessment (DOCS) |
Part D: Supplementary Outcomes |
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| Minimum 50 radiographs must be included with appropriate Quality Assurance scoring under witness guidance | Three patients must be chosen | Witness must ob serve the skills on site for the following | CPDs |
| 10 DPTs/OPGs | 1 OPG | 2 casting models | Information on other types of radiographs (oblique lateral mandible radiographs, PA bisecting angle, Cephalographs) |
| 10 Pairs of Bitewings (BW) | 1 BW | 4 Oral health and care of an appliance | Other legal issues |
| 20 Periapical (PA)radiographs using paralleling techniques | 1 PA paralleling technique | 5 (intra-ral and 5 extra-oral) Orthodontic Clinical Photographs | ........ |
| 2 periapical radiographs using bisecting angle techniques | ........ | ........ | ........ |
| 2 Cephalometric radiographs (not necessarily on patients) | ........ | ........ | ........ |
| 2 occlusal views (can on models not necessarily on patients) | ........ | ........ | ........ |
| 4 any other types | ........ | ........ | ........ |
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