Radiography and IR(ME)R — Year 4: Higher-risk patients, CBCT and communication

• 1 hour verifiable CPD
• Year 4 of 5
• IR(ME)R 5-year update for dentists
• GDC outcomes A, C, D

Year 4 of the five-year IR(ME)R update — pregnancy, children, CBCT, and how to explain benefit and risk so patients can agree to an exposure.

5 hours over 5 years: this is Year 4 of 5. Each module is 1 hour of verifiable CPD. Completing all five meets the PrismCPD IR(ME)R update of 5 hours for dentists. Complete the modules in numerical order: Year 1, then Year 2, then Year 3, then Year 4, then Year 5.

What you will be able to do

1. 1Apply extra care when justifying exposures for children
2. 2Manage pregnancy enquiries without delaying a justified dental radiograph
3. 3Recognise that CBCT is a higher-dose examination needing specific entitlement
4. 4Explain benefit and risk in plain language before exposing (GDC outcome A)

The five-year IR(ME)R series

• Year 1 — Law, roles and duties
• Year 2 — Justification and selection criteria
• Year 3 — Optimisation and dose
• This module — Year 4 — Higher-risk patients, CBCT and communication
• Year 5 — Quality assurance, incidents and audit

Use Start course below to begin at lesson 1. Later lessons unlock as you complete each step.

Suitable for: Dentists, dental hygienists and therapists, orthodontic therapists, and dental nurses who are entitled to act as IR(ME)R operators.

Always follow current IR(ME)R 2017, IRR17, UKHSA/CQC guidance and your employer’s procedures. This course is knowledge CPD, not a substitute for local entitlement or equipment training.