Advanced training in radiation protection for dentists - Online E-learning
With the continuing education TMS Dentistry Basic meet the continuing education requirement from the legislation (Bbs) in one go.
This X-ray refresher course offers a practical update of your knowledge and skills. You follow the course entirely online via e-learning, at times that suit you. Save time and make it easy for yourself to stay compliant with legal requirements. The refresher training has a study load of about 4 hours.
Suitable as an update for professionals who already hold the TMS dentistry basic certificate (formerly 5A/M).
Advanced training in radiation protection dentistry basic
The dental practice does not have to close for a half-day because the whole team has to go to a location for continuing education. You follow our X-ray refresher training entirely online, at the time and location that suit you best. You can finish the refresher training in the interim and resume at a later date.
The topics in the in-service training are based on the requirements of the Bbs, the ministerial regulations and the KNMT dental radiology guideline.
When you have fully completed the refresher training in radiation protection, you will be fully up-to-date again in terms of modern radiation hygiene and current regulations around X-ray use. You will receive a certificate and 4 KRT points after successful completion*. The certificate allows you to demonstrate that you meet the legal requirement of taking refresher courses once every 5 years.
*Provided you have KRT registration.
Fully online and flexible tracking
No travel time or fixed lesson times - you take the course when and where it suits you. Ideal to combine with a busy practice.
Start immediately and complete at your own pace
After purchase, you have immediate access. You choose whether to start immediately or start later, with no deadline or time pressure.
Only fully online platform with accreditation
AVS-Radiant is the only platform in the Netherlands to offer a fully online and officially accredited continuing education course on radiation protection for dental practices
What will you get in the online refresher training?
Always access
An online learning environment contains all modules of the in-service training. You retain access to the learning environment for as much as 1 year.
Keys
Each module concludes with a test that must be completed with a pass to successfully complete the continuing education.
Certificate
Upon successful completion of the refresher training, you will receive a certificate representing 4 KRT points.
This is what dentists learn about in continuing education:
The nature of X-ray
In this section, we look at how matter is built and how X-rays are actually generated. All kinds of parameters are involved, and we explain the effects of these parameters on an image. We discuss what interacts with matter and what you can do to shield against X-rays.
The biological effects of
X-ray
By the end of this module, you will be able de structure and functions of the cell, and understand the basics of radiobiology. We also discuss the background of dose limits and reference levels and what factors influence biological effects. And, of course, how these apply in dental radiology.
Legislation radiation protection
In this module, we cover national and international guidelines in radiation protection. We describe what the Nuclear Energy Act and Radiation Protection Basic Safety Standards Decree mean and how a radiation protection organisation is structured. And when should you actually apply for registration or a licence? We discuss practice guidelines and which field standards apply. Applied to oral care practice.
Protective measures
In it, we set out what ALARA actually is and how it can be applied in practice. The square law, filtering, personal protective equipment and everything that affects the dose, both for patients and also for employees. Practice-oriented and directly applicable.
Learning objectives for TMS Dentistry basics
The dentist can at the end of this refresher course:
✓ Understand the nature of X-rays and how they are produced;
✓ Name the influence of adjusting the various setting parameters;
✓ Perform a simple shielding calculation;
✓ Name the relevant parameters for dosimetry and image quality within the relevant medical application(s);
✓ Using radiobiology to understand the background of dose limits and reference levels;
✓ To name factors that influence the biological effect of X-rays;
✓ Appoint the formal duties of a TMS and how it can be fulfilled in an organisation;
✓ Review department protocols and other radiation-relevant matters against the Nuclear Energy Act licence and current laws and regulations.
✓ Identify any necessary changes to the RI&E and submit this to the SBD;
✓ Describe and apply ALARA measures for patient and employee within the practice;
This is what the online refresher training will give you:
€249
Further training TMS Dentistry basic
Content: 4 modules
Study load: 4 hours
KRT points: 4
This in-service training is exempt from VAT.
Would you like to give all dentists in your practice access to this course? Then get in touch via email To take advantage of our offer for the entire dental practice.
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