CBCT Essentials

The aim of the CBCT Master Class is to provide an extensive, high quality, competency based course on CBCT principles and reporting for dental surgeons. 

We built this course together with Michael Bornstein who is one of the world leading experts on CBCT. Together, we understood clearly that to make this a Master Class and to give people the insight into reporting the scans properly and effectively in their own practice for the benefit of their patients it has to be a competency-based framework. People have to be tested on their ability to report scans accurately based on the information they’re given during the training.

Therefore, what makes this course unique is the 3 day format with a summer break. This allows us to provide all delegates with 20 scans to go away over the summer and report on which are then marked with detailed feedback in time for your return for part 2 of the course.

Learning Outcomes:

Following the course delegates who attend will understand and have achieved competency in:

1. The nature of CBCT. How CBCT images are obtained, the various units available and the physics surrounding the production of CBCT

2. Radiation protection including dose, ALARA, quality of image produced and best use of technology for patient benefit

3. Applications for CBCT and use both in dental practice and in dental medicine

4. Normal anatomy identified on CBCT scans and how to report this

5. The basis of CBCT reporting including which information to include, which information not to include and reporting in different formats including multiplaner radiography, oblique and curved

6. The philosophy of CBCT and dose reduction and the benefits of CBCT to patients

7. Practical training in the reporting of CBCT and a competency based programme of 20 cases to be reported and marked to demonstrate competency of CBCT reporting being obtained

8. Future applications of CBCT including guided surgery

We will discuss detailed anatomy on CBCT, adequate reporting of CBCT, dosage and dosimetry of CBCT and complication diagnosis using CBCT. With our other speakers discussing guided surgery and many other relevant areas. Delegates will also be introduced to third party software available to plan implant surgery.

The course will follow and exceed the most up-to-date CPD requirements for CBCT in the UK and Europe. Please note that this is a split course. Delegates will be required to attend all three days in order to complete the course.