Online continuing education radiation protection dental hygienists - Online E-learning
Oral hygienists from oral care practice who take commissioned radiographs in practice have undergone training for this purpose. Every five years, the knowledge for this must be refreshed according to the professional guideline.
So choose our online training in radiation protection for dental hygienists to meet this requirement at once and continue working safely with X-rays within the practice.
Mandatory continuing education for dental hygienists
The KNMT's Dental Radiology Guideline states that dental hygienists should must have undergone external training in radiological recording technology to to be authorised to set and make X-ray images. After completing this training, appropriate continuing education and training should be undertaken every five years.
In-service training in oral care has many variants, which take up considerable time. AVS-Radiant believes this can be done more efficiently and has therefore developed a unique online continuing education radiation protection for assistants and dental hygienists developed. This online refresher course has a study load of 1.5 to 2 hours. The course can be taken up to a year after purchase and at any time, allowing you to complete it entirely on your own time.
Why is continuing education for dental hygienists important?
As proof of competence for taking radiographs on behalf of dentists, dental hygienists are required to undergo continuing education in radiography technology once every 5 years. It is important to keep the knowledge on various core competencies mentioned in the professional guideline up-to-date. This online continuing education fully meets this requirement.
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
The lessons are clear and they really help me!"
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.
Quiz
You will conclude the refresher training with a quiz that must be completed with a pass to successfully complete the refresher training.
Certificate
Upon successful completion of the refresher training, you will receive a certificate and your knowledge on radiation protection will be up to date.
This is what dental hygienists learn about in continuing education:
Dangers of
radiation
By the end of this module, you will have some basic knowledge in radiobiology. To understand the effect of X-rays on a human cell, we first need to know how the cell functions. We also cover magnitudes and units in radiation protection, and delve deeper into the topic of radiation and pregnancy.
What is radiation and how is it generated
In this section, we look at how matter is built and how X-rays are actually generated. Here, we dive into some basic knowledge about atoms and molecules. We use video and lots of images, so that the material is presented in a varied way.
Protection against radiation
We know what radiation is and what it can do in the human body. But how do we protect ourselves from radiation in practice? We cover protection for staff and protection for patients, such as what is the use of a lead apron? We also cover what ALARA actually is and how it can be applied in practice.
Legislation radiation protection
In this module, we briefly cover the directives in radiation protection. We describe what the Nuclear Energy Act and Basic Safety Standards Radiation Protection Decree (Bbs) entail and the most important points of the occupational guidelines.
Setting technique & Quiz
In this section, we will cover the recording techniques of intraoral recordings and panoramic recordings. We will do this using clear images and sketches. After all, how exactly was it again? This will be followed by a quiz on the most common setting errors!
This is what the online refresher training will give you:
Taking the legally required refresher training in radiation protection in its own time;
Your practice need unlocked because the team does not have to go to a physical training location for refresher training;
The refresher training is completed with a certificate.
€99
Further training for dental assistants and dental hygienists
Content: 5 modules with a concluding quiz
Study load: 1.5 -2 hours
This refresher training is completed with a certificate
This in-service training is exempt from VAT.
Would you like to give all assistants and dental hygienists in your practice access to this course? Then get in touch via email To take advantage of our dental practice-wide offer.
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