The Cone-beam Computed tomography (CBCT) licensing course is open to Dentists, Dental specialists, Oral Health Therapists, Dental Hygienists, and Dental Assistants (with Certificate IV in Dental Assistance Radiography – copy required). Permission to conduct this course/lectures (within Australia and NZ) has been obtained from AHPRA. This course has been approved by various state Radiation health authorities including VIC, QLD, TAS, NSW and WA. The delegates of these states can apply for the licenses with their respective Radiation health authority by submitting the certificate of competency provided by Dr Sholapurkar. NT and ACT does not endorse such course but usually accepts interstate courses. SA EPA also does not approve such course but it has an independent assessment administered for the purposes of licensing. This course would be beneficial for the SA delegates who are attending the SA EPA assessments and for those who wish to upgrade their knowledge. The course consists of lecture module followed by demonstration of taking a CBCT scan through a video presentation directed and produced by Dr Sholapurkar. An open book written theory examination/quiz will follow which the delegates of all the states will have to pass by obtaining at least 50% marks (except the NSW and ACT delegates where they need to score at least 75%). The exam paper will consist about 35-40 questions (each carrying 1-3 marks) and 1-2 minutes time would be allotted for each question (the exam would run for approximately 1 hour in total). Dr Sholapurkar will be assessing these exam papers. Upon passing the exam, the delegates will be provided with a signed certificate of competency. In addition to this, the delegates will also receive the certificate of attendance where they will be granted 7 CPD points. The examination is for those who wish to obtain their licenses. Delegates who already have their licenses can still appear for the course (to upgrade their knowledge) and obtain the CPD points. Some additional requirements are required in some states and their regulations keep changing from time to time. Please check with your local radiation authority to see the requirements prior to attending this licensing course. NZ delegates can also attend this course and obtain 7 CPD points. This course has been verified by the NZDA. Below are the learning objectives of the course:

• History of Dental Radiology
• Radiation Physics
• Radiation Biology/Biological effects of ionizing radiation
• Radiation Protection and Dosimetry
• Radiation safety act of the respective state radiation health department
• Medico Legal responsibilities for the dental practitioner in relation to dental radiology
• Quality assurance
• Cone beam computed tomography in detail
• How does CBCT work?
• Systematic and sequential method of taking a CBCT scan and use of software (Video presentation)
• Normal anatomic landmarks in a CBCT scan
• Applications of CBCT in Dentistry – in detail
• CBCT Interpretation in brief
• Artifacts in CBCT - in detail
• Comparison between CBCT and Medical CT