The Regional Radiation Protection Service has been providing NHS and Private sector dentists throughout the South East of the country with a dental X-ray service which includes X-ray Radiation Protection, Equipment Performance and Maintenance for over 30 years.
| The service has developed to include all aspects of equipment performance, maintenance and legislation compliance with an annual on-site inspection of each X-ray set and an immediate Practice report. This service is now provided to over 130 Dental Practices with around 300 X-ray sets. |
The fully integrated service covers all the requirements of the Ionising Radiations Regulations 2017 and the Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations 2017
The service includes:-
- An onsite visit to complete the annual radiation safety, equipment performance and maintenance inspection with an immediate report
- Radiation Protection Adviser appointment and advice
- Provision of a Radiation Protection File and Local Rules
Further services include:-
- Provision of a QA manual with test phantom
- Expert advice on the decommissioning and re-commissioning of equipment
- RPA advice regarding equipment siting
- Expert advice on modern technologies including CBCT
Service Manager & Clinical Technologist: Matt Fynn
Clinical Technologist: Rob Clare
Healthcare science practitioners: Neil Bentley
Trainee Healthcare Scientists: Dimitris Kitou, Cindy Sorubio, Mandeep Rai
For any further information please Email:– rsc-tr.rrpsdental@nhs.net