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Radiography and IR(ME)R — Year 1: Law, roles and duties

1. Why IR(ME)R exists and how this series works

2. Duty holders: employer, referrer, practitioner, operator

3. Written procedures, entitlement and inspection

Radiography and IR(ME)R Year 1 – Assessment

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Radiography and IR(ME)R Year 1 – Assessment

Radiography and IR(ME)R — Year 1: Law, roles and duties
Radiography and IR(ME)R Year 1 – Assessment

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Question 1 of 8

1. Question

IR(ME)R 2017 mainly protects:

Only staff wearing dosimeters
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Patients (and others) undergoing medical or dental exposures
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The practice from CQC fees
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Film stock from fogging
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2. Question

IRR17 mainly protects:

Patients during bitewings
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Staff and members of the public from occupational and public exposure
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Only panoramic machines
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Laboratories sending work by post
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Question 3 of 8

3. Question

Who justifies a dental radiographic exposure under IR(ME)R?

Any nurse who can reach the button
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The entitled practitioner
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The patient, if they sign a form
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The receptionist who booked the appointment
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Question 4 of 8

4. Question

A dental nurse without a recognised radiography qualification may:

Act as operator and expose the patient
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Not press the exposure button — they are not an entitled operator
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Justify bitewings if the dentist is busy
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Override local rules at the weekend
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Question 5 of 8

5. Question

Entitlement means:

Anyone on the GDC register may take any radiograph
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The employer has named who may act as referrer, practitioner and operator for specified examinations
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A certificate from five years ago with no update
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Using another practice’s login for the X-ray software
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Question 6 of 8

6. Question

Written IR(ME)R procedures must:

Match what staff actually do, including justification and clinical evaluation
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Be identical to a template downloaded once and never read
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Cover only panoramic radiography
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Be stored off-site and not shown to inspectors
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Question 7 of 8

7. Question

PrismCPD’s dentist IR(ME)R update is:

5 hours over 5 years (five 1-hour modules)
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50 hours in the first week of employment
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Not required if you own a digital sensor
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A substitute for local equipment training only
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Question 8 of 8

8. Question

A dentist is automatically entitled for CBCT because they hold a BDS. This statement is:

True for all UK dentists
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False — CBCT needs specific training and employer entitlement for that examination
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True if the machine is in the same building
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True for hygienists but not dentists
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