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Radiation Protection Dosimetry Advance Access originally published online on February 18, 2008
Radiation Protection Dosimetry 2008 129(1-3):219-221; doi:10.1093/rpd/ncn045
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A training syllabus for radiation protection in dental radiology

A. Gallagher1,*, A. Dowling1, J. Renehan2, D. Clarke2 and J. F. Malone1

1 Department of Medical Physics and Bioengineering, St James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
2 Health Service Executive (HSE), Dublin, Ireland

* Corresponding author: agallagher{at}stjames.ie

The EU Council Directive 97/43/EURATOM (MED) states that Member States shall ensure that adequate theoretical and practical training is provided for dental practitioners working with ionising radiation; this also includes the provision of continuing education and training programmes, post-qualification. The area of dental radiology is specifically mentioned in this legally binding document. The Department of Medical Physics and Bioengineering, St James's Hospital, Dublin, is particularly interested in the area of radiation protection training and routinely provides educational courses both at national and international levels. A recent review of their dental radiation protection course was undertaken in conjunction with a number of Principal Dental Surgeons within the Health Service Executive in Ireland. The revised course was delivered to over 200 dental staff members at two separate meetings during 2006. The response from attendees was very positive. It is proposed to extend this course to other dental professionals, working both in the Irish private and public health sectors in the future.


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