"Radiation Safety for the Dental Professional"

Overview

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This Course is a Live Webinar and will be live-streamed:

6:30 pm ET, 5:30 pm CT, 4:30 pm MT, 3:30 pm AZ, 3:30 pm PT

"Radiation Safety for the Dental Professional"

2 CEUs

Presented by Julie Cleary, RDH, MS Ed.

Wednesday, October 19, 2022

6:30pm-8:30pm

Description:

This course will be a review of radiation exposure and safety guidelines for dental radiographers. Advantages and disadvantages of different imaging techniques will be discussed, with emphasis placed on ways to maximize diagnostic benefit while minimizing radiation risk. This course fulfills the continuing education requirement on radiation safety set forth by the PA Department of Environmental Protection/Bureau of Radiation Protection.

Learning Objectives:

• Identify and practice radiation protection procedures.
• Describe the factors that determine biological effects of radiation in tissue.
• Recognize common radiographic exposure errors and how to correct them.
• Identify the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s regulations with regard to dental imaging.

   About the Speaker:  Julie Cleary, RDH, MS. Ed.,

Julie Cleary, RDH, MS Ed, has taught dental radiology at Luzerne County Community College for 38 years. She has received advanced continuing education in dental radiology from the University of Kentucky and the University of North Carolina.

Course Contact: cynthiasw55@gmail.com

Course Categories: Radiology / Photography (Technique, Safety, Protection, Diagnosis, and Study of Radiographic Data)

Provider Approval: Associated, affiliated, sponsored, approved, accredited, or offered by the (ADHA) American Dental Hygienists' Association,The Pennsylvania academy of Dental Hygiene studies

Educational Type: Live

Educational Method: Lecture

Prerequisites :

None

Sponsor(s): None

Conflict of Interest Disclosure: None

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