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Certificate in Dental Radiography
Certificate in Dental Radiography is a nationally recognised qualification and allows registered
dental nurses to take good diagnostic radiographs on prescription
Course content
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The course covers the following:
- Radiation physics
- Audits
- Risk assessments
- Radiation protection
- Apparatus and equipment, films and processing
- Principles of imaging and interpretation
- Digital imaging
- Intral and extra oral techniques
- Quality Assurance
- Interpretation of radiographs
- Patient safety
- Legal and ethical issues
| 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 | ........ | ........ | ........ |
Full guidance and feedback will be provided to the students in the class room.
It is a written examination only. The candidates would require to finish the exam in 90 min which consists of 75 questions (45 Multiple Choice Questions & 30 Extended Matching Questions)
As of now it is £175 and ROC fee is £ 20 not included in the course fee
Course fee is £ 495
NEBDN charges a deferral fee of £ 30 PFocus assesses individual cases separately and is subject to deferral fee at the discretion of the admission department. Having said that we provide pastoral services for each student and will be supported where necessary.