Course Title: Apply the principles of radiation biology and protection in dental practice

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C4385 Certificate IV in Dental Assisting

Course Title: Apply the principles of radiation biology and protection in dental practice

Portfolio: Vocational Education

Nominal Hours: 120

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Important Information:

This unit is being co-delivered with HLTDEN008 Prepare to expose a prescribed dental radiographic image and HLTDEN009 Produce a prescribed dental radiographic image. 

You must enrol in the two units delivered in this cluster and all learning and assessment activities will include the components of all competencies.

 


Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

DENT5858C

City Campus

TAFE

174T School of VE Engineering, Health & Science

Face-to-Face or Internet or Workplace

Term1 2017,
Term1 2019

Course Contact: Ms. Sandra Torbica

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9341 1408

Course Contact Email: sandra.torbica@rmit.edu.au



Course Description

This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to minimise the risk of radiation to the patient, the operator and others during the exposure of a prescribed dental radiographic image. It also describes the quality assurance measures necessary to ensure all radiographs are of consistent diagnostic standard.

This unit applies to dental assisting work.

The skills in this unit must be applied in accordance with Commonwealth and State/Territory legislation, Australian/New Zealand Standards and industry codes of practice.

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

HLTDEN007 Apply the principles of radiation biology and protection in dental practice

Elements:

1. Apply the principles of radiation biology to protect patient, operator and others from ionising radiation

2. Determine image characteristics of a dental radiographic image to minimise the necessity for re-takes

3. Minimise radiation by maintaining quality in processing


Learning Outcomes

  1. Apply the principles of radiation biology to protect patient, operator and others from ionising radiation
  2. Determine image characteristics of a dental radiographic image to minimise the necessity for re-takes
  3. Minimise radiation by maintaining quality in processing


Overview of Assessment

Before the critical aspects of evidence are considered all prerequisites must be met. 

This unit is being co-assessed with HLTDEN008 Prepare to expose a prescribed dental radiographic image and HLTDEN009 Produce a prescribed dental radiographic image. 

 

To be deemed competent you must demonstrate an understanding of all aspects required of the competency.   

Regular attendance is necessary. 

Assessment methods have been designed to measure your achievement of each competency in a flexible manner over multiple tasks and consist of theory and practical based tasks.