Dental Radiography and IR(ME)R training for your team
Licence this one module for the staff who need it. No CareStream subscription, no minimum order, no annual contract. One licence covers one member of staff for the complete Dental Radiography and IR(ME)R module, in the language they think in.
- Teach, then assessA full lesson with a real care scenario, followed by an assessment that checks they can apply it.
- Over 60 languagesStaff read the lesson and answer in their first language. Your records stay in English.
- Wrong answers get followed upA short micro-lesson goes back to the staff member on the exact point they missed, then they retry.
- Evidence you can hand overA dated completion record and a certificate per person, ready for your CQC file.
Dental Radiography and IR(ME)R, start to finish.
This training ensures everyone in our practice who refers for, justifies, or takes dental X-rays does so safely, lawfully, and to a high standard. It covers the two key regulations: IRR17 which protects staff and the public, and IR(ME)R which protects patients during exposures. This is the same module CareStream subscribers get, written for care settings rather than adapted from a generic course. It runs about 35 minutes and ends with a 20 question assessment.
- Two Regulations, Two Purposes
Dental radiography is governed by two distinct sets of regulations that are easily confused but serve different purposes.
- Duty Holder Roles Under IR(ME)R
IR(ME)R creates four duty holder roles, each with clear legal responsibilities.
- Justification: Every Exposure Must Be Needed
Justification is the first governing principle and means every X-ray must do more good than harm for this particular patient.
- Optimisation: Keeping Doses As Low As Reasonably Practicable
Optimisation means keeping radiation doses as low as reasonably practicable while still obtaining a diagnostic image.
- Local Rules, Controlled Areas, and Safe Practice
Under IRR17, our practice must have local rules that specify safe working procedures around X-ray equipment.
- Quality Assurance, Equipment Testing, and Record Keeping
Our practice must have a quality assurance programme including routine checks of equipment and images, planned testing schedules, and input from the externally appointed radiation protection adviser and medical physics expert.
- Special Considerations: Children, Pregnancy, and CBCT
Particular care is needed for children, who are more radiosensitive and have a longer life expectancy for potential effects to manifest, so exposures must be especially well justified and optimised with appropriate settings.
- Recognising and Reporting Incidents
A clinically significant accidental or unintended exposure is one that is much greater than intended, involves the wrong patient or site, or is of a type that differs significantly from what was intended.
What your team will be able to do.
- Explain the difference between IRR17 and IR(ME)R and who enforces each regulation
- Identify the duty holder roles under IR(ME)R (employer, referrer, practitioner, operator) and describe their responsibilities
- Apply the three governing principles of justification, optimisation, and authorisation to everyday radiographic practice
- Recognise when an exposure is clinically significant accidental or unintended and describe the reporting procedure
- Describe practical techniques to keep radiation doses as low as reasonably practicable and maintain image quality
Dental Radiography and IR(ME)R in facts.
About 35 minutes, 8 lessons
20 questions, pass mark 80%
Every year
None, completed fully online
What staff come away with
IRR17 protects staff and the public; IR(ME)R protects patients. The CQC enforces IR(ME)R and inspects dental practices for compliance.
Every exposure needs a referrer, a practitioner who justifies it, and an operator who carries it out. All must be trained, competent, and entitled.
Justification means taking X-rays only when genuinely needed for this patient. Check for existing recent images first.
Optimisation means keeping doses as low as reasonably practicable using correct settings, collimation, holders, and good technique.
Never hold a film, sensor, or patient during an exposure. Stand outside the controlled area, at least 1.5 metres from the tube head and beam.
Clinically significant accidental or unintended exposures (wrong patient, wrong site, much higher dose) must be reported to the CQC without delay.
Three steps, and nothing to set up.
Checkout takes a minute. Your licences and a receipt arrive by email straight away.
Enter their names and emails, or paste a list. They get an invite to the hub on any device.
You see who has finished, their score, and their certificate as each one comes in.
Everything a licence includes.
Dated, named, and downloadable as a PDF for your training file.
Over 60 languages, chosen per staff member. Your reporting stays in English.
Buy one module for one person if that is all you need. Nothing recurring.
Licences do not expire the moment you buy. Staff have a year to complete.
Before you buy.
How long does Dental Radiography and IR(ME)R training take?
About 35 minutes, across 8 short lessons, followed by a 20 question assessment with a pass mark of 80%. Staff can stop and pick up where they left off.
What does the Dental Radiography and IR(ME)R module cover?
8 lessons: Two Regulations, Two Purposes, Duty Holder Roles Under IR(ME)R, Justification: Every Exposure Must Be Needed, Optimisation: Keeping Doses As Low As Reasonably Practicable, Local Rules, Controlled Areas, and Safe Practice, Quality Assurance, Equipment Testing, and Record Keeping, Special Considerations: Children, Pregnancy, and CBCT and Recognising and Reporting Incidents. Each one pairs the teaching with a care scenario and a quick check.
How often do staff need to refresh Dental Radiography and IR(ME)R?
CareStream sets this module so it renews every year. Staff and managers are reminded before a certificate lapses, so the refresher is booked before the gap appears.
Is Dental Radiography and IR(ME)R completed fully online?
Yes. It is knowledge based, so staff complete the lessons and the assessment online and receive their certificate at the end. There is no practical sign-off.
Do I need a CareStream subscription to buy this?
No. This page exists precisely so you do not. You buy the licences you need, your staff complete the module in the CareStream hub, and that is the end of it. There is no trial to start, no card kept on file, and no subscription that begins quietly afterwards.
If you later decide you want the full platform, anything your staff have already completed carries across into your account.
What does one licence actually cover?
One licence covers one named member of staff for this one module, including the lesson, the assessment, any follow-up questions triggered by a wrong answer, and their certificate. Licences are not shared between people, because the completion record has to belong to an individual to be worth anything at inspection.
How quickly can staff start?
Immediately. The licences are on your account as soon as the payment clears, and staff get their invite the moment you add them. There is no onboarding call and no setup period.
Can staff complete it in another language?
Yes. Each staff member has a first language on their profile, and the lesson, the questions and the feedback all arrive in it. They answer in that language too. What you see as a manager stays in English, so the record reads the same whoever completed it.
What if someone fails the assessment?
Nothing is lost. A wrong answer triggers a short follow-up lesson on that specific point, and they retry it. The record shows the improvement from the first attempt to the latest, which is stronger evidence than a single pass mark, because it shows the gap was found and closed.
Can I buy for more than one service?
Yes. Buy the total number of licences you need and allocate them across your services when you add staff. If you are licensing for a group and want an invoice rather than a card payment, get in touch and we will raise one.
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