This licensing course is open to Dentists, Dental Academics, Oral Health Therapists and Hygienists, and Dental Assistants (with Certificate IV in Dental Assistance Radiography – copy required). Candidates can register for either this course or both (OPG Lateral Ceph Radiography Licensing Course).

The OPG & Lateral Ceph Radiography licensing course will be held in the morning. The CPD points associated with each course is 6 making a total 12 CPD points if both courses are registered for.

There will be practice sessions for both the courses and practical demonstration will be provided on a live patient or mannequin. There will be an open book written examination for both the courses (30 minutes each) and will be marked by Dr Amar Sholapurkar.

The examination is for those who are willing to obtain their licenses.

Delegates who already have their licenses can still appear for both courses and obtain 12 CPD points and sit (but not mandatory) for the open book written examination if they wish.

Learning Objectives for CBCT Licensing Course 

- History of Dental Radiology

- Radiation Physics and Radiation Biology

- Radiation Protection and Dosimetry

- Radiation safety act 1999

- Theory of Cone beam imaging

-  Limitations of CBCT,

-  CBCT vs Multi-slice CT

-  CBCT Artifacts

-  Applications of CBCT

Schedule

12.30pm – 1.30pm: Lunch

1.30pm – 3.30pm: Lectures

3.30pm – 4.00pm: Practice sessions for the CBCT course delegates

4.00pm – 4.30pm: Open book exam for the CBCT course delegates