IN-PERSON – LIMITED ATTENDANCE

This course meets the educational requirements of the RCDSO Standard of Practice – Dental CT Scanners

COURSE OVERVIEW

This course on small field-of-view cone beam CT (cbCT) is a didactic and clinical hands-on course that will introduce the participants to the principles of cbCT and its applications in dentistry. The course is designed to meet the educational requirements of the RCDSO Standard of Practice – Dental CT Scanners. The Standards of Practice can be viewed on the RCDSO web site, in the Professional Practice section. Certificates of completion will be provided to dentists who complete this course, including a satisfactory assessment of the knowledge they have gained.

The course content will include reviews of:

1. The biological effects of ionizing radiation and radiation dosimetry
2. Patient selection criteria and the radiographic examination
3. Review of normal anatomy in cbCT scans
4. Image interpretation of oral and maxillofacial pathoses including cases
5. Reporting of findings in the image data
6. Medical legal issues and risk management

As well, each participant will gain experience in reviewing scan cases and reporting the findings.

IMPORTANT: A prerequisite of the course is a knowledge of basic computer skills including downloading and installation of program files, and troubleshooting. A PC-based laptop is required The report software requires Windows 10 running on a laptop. If an Apple computer is used, it must be able to run (emulate) Windows 10.  Please bring a laptop with these minimum hardware requirements to the course.

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