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European Orthodontic Society Distinguished Teacher Study Day
– draft programme
‘Update in orthodontic radiography, radiation protection and
radiological interpretation’
Berlin, 18th October 2014, 9.00pm-5.00pm
Speaker:
Eric Whaites, MSc, BDS, FDSRCS (Ed), FDSRCS(Eng), FRCR, DDRRCR
Consultant Dental and Maxillofacial Radiologist, King’s College London
Dental Institute based at Guy’s Hospital, London, UK
09.00 - 09.15 Registration and coffee
09.15 - 09.20 Introduction and Chairman’s welcome
09.20 - 10.30 Lecture 1 Image creation and limitations – Overview of how X-ray images
are created - both film and digital – and their inherent limitations
10.30 – 10.55 Refreshments
10.55 - 12.15 Lecture 2 Radiation protection – Principles of radiation protection, the nature
of ionising radiation, interactions with tissues, risks of ionising radiation,
radiation doses in dental and orthodontic radiography, factors affecting dose
and dose reduction
12.15 - 12.45 Discussion
12.45 - 13.35 Lunch
13.35 - 14.45 Lecture 3 Tomography in orthodontics – sense or nonsense? Critical appraisal
of the use of panoramic tomographs and cone beam computed tomographs in
orthodontics
14.45 - 15.10 Refreshments
15.10 - 16.20 Lecture 4 Interactive radiological interpretation – interactive Turning Point
presentation to revise/test participants ability to recognise disease in the
maxillofacial skeleton
16.20 - 16.50 Discussion
17.00
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‘Update in orthodontic radiography, radiation protection and
radiological interpretation’
Learning Objectives
This update course is primarily aimed at postgraduate trainees in orthodontics and is intended
to provide a broad overview of the use of 2D and 3D X-ray imaging in orthodontics as well
as revision of radiological interpretation of the more common diseases affecting the
maxillofacial skeleton.
By the end of the course participants should:
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Understand X-ray image creation – both film and digital – and their inherent limitations
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Know the risks of ionising radiation and the principles of radiation protection in
orthodontics
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Know the radiation doses in dental & orthodontic radiography and the factors affecting
radiation dose
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Understand the various tomographic imaging modalities available, including panoramic
and cone beam (CBCT), their advantages and disadvantages in orthodontics and the
various factors that affect diagnostic yield
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Be familiar with the more common diseases that can affect the maxillofacial skeleton
which an orthodontist should be able to recognise
Recommended reading:
Essentials of Dental Radiography and Radiology 5th Ed, Eric Whaites, (Elsevier/Churchill
Livingstone, 2013)