(by Jorge Ferreira da Costa)

There are huge differences in basic Dentomaxillofacial Imaging curricula throughout the different universities and different degrees including medical radiology, dental radiology and imaging technicians,

MEDISIS considers it to be essential to include a common basic knowledge, both in radiation protection and dental and maxillofacial radiological anatomy and pathology, as a basic module not only in 2D intraoral and extraoral modalities but as well as volumetric modalities such as CBCT.

Not only the radiation protection principles are transversal to all radiological modalities but also the anatomy and pathology concepts must be understood in both 2D and 3D modalities.

Our Certificate Program must include a preliminary module (Module 1) with a hands-on session on 2D intraoral and extraoral modalities (4h), besides the radiation protection and anatomical and pathological concepts common to the 2D and CBCT modules (8h) and MUST be completed before the rest of the program for CBCT training for prescribers (Module 2 – 12h) and practitioners (Module 3 – 12h), reaching a total of 36 hours, as described in our detailed program