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Frequently Asked Questions
FAQ’s for Pre-recorded CBCT
Licensing Course
- Before you read the below information, please quickly glance through “Why should you opt for my Dental Radiology courses?” section by clicking on this link https://cbctopglicensing.com.au/about-us/#why-should.
- The Pre-recorded CBCT licensing course is open to Dentists, Dental specialists, Oral Health Therapists, Dental Hygienists, and Dental Assistants (with Certificate IV in Dental Assistance Radiography – copy required).
- Please check the terrific offers on the website from time to time.
- This course is approved by various state Radiation health authorities including VIC, QLD, TAS, NSW and WA. The ACT and NT delegates are also eligible to attend this course and apply for their licenses with the ACT and NT radiation health authority. The delegates (of all the above states) completing this course can apply for the licenses with their respective Radiation health authority by submitting the Certificate of successful completion provided by Dr Sholapurkar. Please note that SA EPA does not approve such course, but it has an independent assessment administered for the purposes of licensing. This course would be beneficial for the SA delegates who are attending the SA EPA assessments and for those who wish to upgrade their knowledge. To the best of our understanding and various reviews, many SA delegates have attended this course and have cleared the SA EPA exams in the first attempt.
- Some additional requirements are required in some states and their regulations keep changing from time to time. Please check with your local radiation authority to see the requirements prior to attending this licensing course. Most importantly, please check with your respective Radiation health authority whether you are eligible to obtain a CBCT license. Upon confirmation from the Radiation health authority, you can then register for this training course.
- Please see the learning objectives of the course below. Please note that the learning objectives of pre-recorded course and the zoom course are exactly the same. The only difference is the mode of presentation.
- The main advantage of the pre-recorded course is that you can do the course at your own pace, and you will have access to the course for 3 months from the day you registered. You can also watch the videos several times by rewinding and forwarding the videos to understand the concept in a better way.
- The pre-reading material/lecture handouts will be sent automatically to your email address once you register and pay. Please check the date when you did the payment and check your email on the same date where you would have automatically received the lecture handouts. The lecture handouts link that we have provided is only to access the lecture handouts and related articles. These lecture handouts and articles are for your reference. You can download them. If you haven’t received the lecture handouts in your inbox, then please check your junk email on the day you did the payment and you will definitely find them there. Just click on the link to request us to grant access to the lecture handouts and articles and you will be granted the access.
- Once you have registered for pre-recorded course, you need to log-in into the website https://cbctopglicensing.com.au/ (by inserting your username and password) in order to access the videos. Please login using your laptop or computer i.e. on a larger screen rather than on the mobile phone as you may not see the green colour login tab on the mobile phone. We have about 17 videos for the CBCT Licensing course which you need to watch at your own time and these videos will run altogether for 8 hours and therefore you will be granted 8 CPD hours for completing the course. This course also includes demonstration of taking a CBCT through a video presentation (which will run for 15-20 mins) directed and produced by Dr Sholapurkar.
- Once you are done with watching all the videos, you will be directed to the exam link. You then need to do the exams which consist of about 45-50 MCQ's and you need to score at least 75% marks to qualify for the license.
- Once you have submitted the exams, Dr Sholapurkar will mark your exams (within 2-4 days) and will provide you with the certificate of successful completion where you will be granted 8 CPD hours. You can then submit this certificate of successful completion to your respective Radiation health authority, and they will grant you the license.
- The examination is for those who wish to obtain their licenses. Delegates who already have their licenses can still do the course (to upgrade their knowledge) and obtain the CPD points.
- NZ delegates can also attend this course to upgrade their knowledge.
FAQ’s for Pre-recorded OPG and Lateral
Cephalometry licensing course
- Before you read the below information, please quickly glance through “Why should you opt for my Dental Radiology courses?” section by clicking on this link https://cbctopglicensing.com.au/about-us/#why-should.
- The Pre-recorded OPG and Lateral Ceph licensing course is open to Dentists, Dental specialists, Oral Health Therapists, Dental Hygienists, and Dental Assistants (with Certificate IV in Dental Assistance Radiography – copy required).
- Please check the terrific offers on the website from time to time.
- The OPG Lat Ceph Licensing course is approved by various state Radiation health authorities (for example VIC, QLD) across Australia where training is required to obtain the OPG/Lat Ceph license. The NT delegates are also eligible to attend this course and apply for their licenses with the NT radiation health authority. The delegates of the above states can apply for the licenses with their respective Radiation health authority by submitting the Certificate of successful completion provided by Dr Sholapurkar. This course would be beneficial for the SA Dental Hygienists, Dental Prosthetists, Dental Therapists, Oral Health Therapists and Dental assistants who are attending the SA EPA assessments and for those who wish to upgrade their knowledge. To the best of our understanding and based on various reviews, many SA delegates (above) have attended this course and have cleared the SA EPA exams in the first attempt.
- Some additional requirements are required in some states and their regulations keep changing from time to time. Please check with your local radiation authority to see the requirements prior to attending this licensing course. Most importantly, please check with your respective Radiation health authority whether you are eligible to obtain an OPG/Lat Ceph license. Upon confirmation from the Radiation health authority, you can then register for this training course.
- Please see the learning objectives of the course below. Please note that the learning objectives of pre-recorded course and the zoom course are exactly the same. The only difference is the mode of presentation.
- The main advantage of the pre-recorded course is that you can do the course at your own pace, and you will have access to the course for 3 months from the day you registered. You can also watch the videos several times by rewinding and forwarding the videos to understand the concept in a better way.
- The pre-reading material/lecture handouts will be sent automatically to your email address once you register and pay. Please check the date when you did the payment and check your email on the same date where you would have automatically received the lecture handouts. The lecture handouts link that we have provided is only to access the lecture handouts and related articles. These lecture handouts and articles are for your reference. You can download them. If you haven’t received the lecture handouts in your inbox, then please check your junk email on the day you did the payment and you will definitely find them there. Just click on the link to request us to grant access to the lecture handouts and articles and you will be granted the access.
- Once you have registered for pre-recorded course, you need to log-in into the website https://cbctopglicensing.com.au/ (by inserting your username and password) in order to access the videos. Please login using your laptop or computer i.e. on a larger screen rather than on the mobile phone as you may not see the green colour login tab on the mobile phone. We have about 13 videos for the OPG Lat Ceph Licensing course which you need to watch at your own time and these videos will run altogether for 6 hours and therefore you will be granted 6 CPD hours for completing the course. This course also includes demonstration of taking an OPG and a Lateral Ceph radiograph through two different video presentations (15-20 mins each) directed and produced by Dr Sholapurkar.
- Once you are done with watching all the videos, you will be directed to the exam link. You then need to do the exams which consist of about 45-50 MCQ's and you need to score at least 75% marks to qualify for the license.
- Once you have submitted the exams, Dr Sholapurkar will mark your exams (within 2-4 days) and will provide you with the certificate of successful completion where you will be granted 6 CPD hours. You can then submit this certificate of successful completion to your respective Radiation health authority, and they will grant you the license.
- The examination is for those who wish to obtain their licenses. Delegates who already have their licenses can still do the course (to upgrade their knowledge) and obtain the CPD points.
- NZ delegates can also attend this course to upgrade their knowledge.
FAQ’s for CBCT and OPG/Lat Ceph
licensing course
Yes, definitely. The pre-reading materials/lecture handouts including the Radiation safety docs for specific states will be provided once you register and pay. The material would be provided in the form of a link to google drive.
It is the responsibility of the delegate to ensure that they are eligible to apply for a CBCT/OPG/Lat Ceph license within their state where they are practicing. The delegate will not receive a refund if they complete the course but then realize that they were not eligible to hold the respective license. The CBCT/OPG/Lat Ceph licensing courses is open to Dentists, Dental specialists, Oral Health Therapists, Dental Hygienists, and Dental Assistants (with Certificate IV in Dental Assistance Radiography – copy required). Some additional requirements are required in some states and their regulations keep changing from time to time. Please check with your local radiation authority to see the requirements prior to attending this licensing course.
It is Online via Zoom
CBCT licensing course cost : Original Price:$700
10% DISCOUNT FOR ALL THE DENTISTS (AUD 630 +GST)
SPECIAL 15% DISCOUNT - For Uni graduate(Graduated no more than 2 years out), ADC graduate(Graduated no more than 2 years out), Dental Assistant/Nurse (ALL), Oral health therapist (ALL) and Dental Hygienist (ALL) - (AUD 595 + GST)
OPG/Lat Ceph licensing course cost :Original Price:$700
10% DISCOUNT FOR ALL THE DENTISTS (AUD 630+GST)
SPECIAL 15% DISCOUNT - For Uni graduate(Graduated no more than 2 years out), ADC graduate(Graduated no more than 2 years out), Dental Assistant/Nurse (ALL), Oral health therapist (ALL) and Dental Hygienist (ALL) - (AUD 595 + GST)
Yes, please contact Dr Sholapurkar at 0455254361 to discuss further regarding group discounts.
CBCT licensing course
This course is approved by various state Radiation health authorities including VIC, QLD, TAS, NSW and WA. The ACT and NT delegates are also eligible to attend this course and apply for their licenses with the ACT and NT radiation health authority. The delegates (of all the above states) completing this course can apply for the licenses with their respective Radiation health authority by submitting the Certificate of successful completion provided by Dr Sholapurkar. SA EPA does not approve such course, but it has an independent assessment administered for the purposes of licensing. This course would be beneficial for the SA delegates who are attending the SA EPA assessments and for those who wish to upgrade their knowledge. To the best of our understanding and based on various reviews, many SA delegates have attended this course and have cleared the SA EPA exams in the first attempt.
OPG/Lat Ceph licensing course
This course is approved by various state Radiation health authorities across Australia where OPG/Lat Ceph license is a requirement, for example VIC, QLD. The NT delegates are also eligible to attend this course and apply for their licenses with the NT radiation health authority. The delegates of the above states can apply for the licenses with their respective Radiation health authority by submitting the Certificate of successful completion provided by Dr Sholapurkar. This course would be beneficial for the SA Dental Hygienists, Dental Prosthetists, Dental Therapists, Oral Health Therapists and Dental assistants who are attending the SA EPA assessments and for those who wish to upgrade their knowledge. To the best of our understanding and based on various reviews, many SA delegates (above) have attended this course and have cleared the SA EPA exams in the first attempt.
- This course consists of lecture module followed by demonstration of taking a CBCT through a video presentation (15-20 mins duration) directed and produced by Dr Sholapurkar.
- After the course is over, you will be provided with a link for examination questions (open book written theory examination/quiz). The exam paper will consist about 45-50 multiple choice questions (MCQs each carrying 1 mark) alternatively exam paper may consist about 35-40 questions (each carrying 1-3 marks) and we have combination of questions like – MCQ’s, fill-up the blanks, write in a sentence, write a short note on etc. The exam may take approximately 60 mins to 75 mins to complete. You are requested to complete this examination and submit the answers (online via the link) within two days of the completion of the course. Please note that the link will expire after 2 days. Please let us know if you encounter any difficulty accessing the link. Dr Sholapurkar will mark your papers within a 2-4 days time. The delegates of all the states will have to pass by obtaining at least 75% marks in order to qualify for then license .
- Upon passing the exam, the delegates will be provided with a signed Certificate of successful completion.
- In addition to this, the delegates will also be granted 8 CPD points.
If you fail the exam, you need to re-do the exams and you will be charged a fee of AU$100 PLUS GST. The day and timing for re-doing the exams will be discussed and will be conducted at a time that suits both the delegate and Dr Sholapurkar.
Learning objectives:
- History of Dental Radiology
- Radiation Physics
- Radiation Biology/Biological effects of ionizing radiation
- Radiation Protection and Dosimetry
- Medico Legal responsibilities for the dental practitioner in relation to dental radiology
- Quality assurance
- Cone beam computed tomography in detail
- How does CBCT work?
- Systematic and sequential method of taking a CBCT scan and use of software (Video presentation)
- Normal anatomic landmarks in a small volume CBCT
- Applications of CBCT in Dentistry
- Small volume CBCT Interpretation in brief
- Artifacts in CBCT
- Comparison of CBCT and Medical CT
- This course consists of lecture module followed by demonstration of taking an OPG and a Lateral Ceph radiograph through two different video presentations (15-20 mins each) directed and produced by Dr Sholapurkar.
- After the course is over, you will be provided with a link for examination questions (open book written theory examination/quiz). The exam paper will consist about 45-50 multiple choice questions (MCQs each carrying 1 mark). Alternatively, the exam paper may consist about 35-40 questions (each carrying 1-3 marks) and we have combination of questions like – MCQ’s, fill-up the blanks, write in a sentence, write a short note on etc. The exam may take approximately 60 mins to 75 mins to complete. You are requested to complete this examination and submit the answers (online via the link itself) within two days of the completion of the course. Please note that the exam link will expire after 2 days. Please let us know if you encounter any difficulty accessing the link. Dr Sholapurkar will mark your papers within 2-4 days. The delegates will have to pass the exam by obtaining at least 75% marks.
- Upon passing the exam, the delegates will be provided with a signed Certificate of successful completion.
If you fail the exam, you need to re-do the exams and you will be charged a fee of AU$100 PLUS GST. The day and timing for re-doing the exams will be discussed and will be conducted at a time that suits both the delegate and Dr Sholapurkar.
Learning objectives:
- History of Dental Radiology
- Radiation Physics
- Radiation Biology/Biological effects of ionizing radiation
- Radiation Protection and Dosimetry
- Radiation safety act of the respective state radiation health department
- Medico Legal responsibilities for the dental practitioner in relation to dental radiology
- Film Imaging including intensifying screens and grids
- Processing of films and processing errors
- Digital imaging
- Systematic and sequential method of taking a PAN and Lat Ceph radiograph and use of software (video presentation)
- Normal anatomic landmarks in an OPG and Lat Ceph
- Panoramic radiography and lateral cephalometry in detail
- Extra-oral Radiographic faults
- Normal Radiographic Anatomy and Principles of Interpretation, including some simple example cases of common dental pathology
Definitely, it is mandatory to sit for the assesment/exams. If you dont, then you will not get your certificate of successful completion and you cant apply for the license.
Refresher course (It could be OPG/Lat Ceph and/or CBCT licensing course) is for those who already have a license and they want to refresh their knowledge. These delegates need not have to attend the exam as they already have their licenses.
Once you have passed the exam, you will get the Certificate of successful completion signed by Dr Sholapurkar. You will then apply for the license by going into the respective Radiation health department website, filling up the application form, uploding the certificate of successful completion (we believe, you should get it certified from a JP/commissioner of declaration/notary public and then upload it) and other basic documents (look into the application form and it is clearly mentioned) like AHPRA registration certificate, driver's license, Passport etc etc. We believe that these documents also need to be certified by a JP. Please double check. Please note that some Radiation health departments have different rules and therefore it is wise to confirm these from them and then apply for the license. Once you submit the application form with supporting documents, the Radiation health department will issue you with the license.
These courses are just a lifetime courses and to be done just once. But you need to keep renewing the license (best to renew it every 3 years) similar to as you renew your driver's license. You will have options to renew for 1, 2 or 3 years in most Radiation health departments.
Good question. In the Certificate of successful completion you may see at the bottom that the certificate is valid for 1 year. This meant that you need to apply for your CBCT/OPG/Lat Ceph license within 1 year. If you fail to apply for license within that time frame, then Dr Sholapurkar is legally not allowed to extend the validity of the certificate and you need to attend the course again. Some delegates were also confused about the term validity/expiry and therefore please note that the 1 year validity/expiry of the certificate doesnt mean that you need to again attend the course after 1 year time. This is a life time course which needs to be attended only once.
Many Victorian delegates have a question in their mind whether they still need to do the DEN 5 course separately? How can they obtain that? The answer is – Yes, you need to do the DEN 5 course separately. This is mandatory for Victoria state delegates applying for CBCT license and the Victorian EPA has made it mandatory. Please note that DEN 5 is only for CBCT, and it is not for OPG. This is an industry certification/ course from the CBCT manufacturer/distributor (DEN5). Getting a DEN 5 training certificate is easy. DEN 5 course is being provided by various CBCT machine manufacturing companies or providers say Dentsply Sirona, Body logic resources, Carestream dental etc. Click on this link (https://www.health.vic.gov.au/radiation/dentists) and scroll down at the bottom and look at the section “3D volumetric imaging unit (Applications training)”. You can contact these companies and see what they say. When you are applying for a CBCT license, you need to attach the DEN 4 certificate (i.e. the certificate of successful completion) provided by me, plus the DEN 5 certificate (above) and some additional general documents, for example your driver’s license etc. After you fill-up the form by attaching the required documents (above) and submit it, the VIC Radiation Health will provide you with the CBCT license.
Yes, you are right.
This is a very good but also a tricky question. We have 4 answers for this question. First and foremost, please ask this question to your respective Radiation health authority. Some may agree and some may not. First, you can provide us with your evidence of ADC certificate. We assume that you will definitely get your AHPRA registration upon application. Say you provide us with your ADC certificate and you have applied for AHPRA registration today, it will atleast take 6-8 weeks for you to get the AHPRA registration. After that, you can apply for the OPG and CBCT license. Evidence of having an AHPRA registration is pre-requisite for obtaining the license. You need to tick the box in the application form and upload the AHPRA registration certificate (certified copy I believe). This is a way to think efficiently, where meantime, you can also attend the DEN 5 course elsewhere and get ready with the certificates. By the time you receive your AHPRA registration, you can apply for the license and get it done quickly. Working out this way would be efficient without wasting your time.
Secondly, it is at your risk that you are attending these courses before you have your AHPRA registration in your hand., The reason being - for example if you do not receive (for some reasons) your AHPRA registration (this will most probably not happen), then you cannot apply for the license as you are not a registered dentist.
Thirdly, a disadvantage of attending these courses before you have your AHPRA registration is that you will not be able to claim those CPD points. The reason being that the CPD points are being considered from the 1st day of registration. Here you need to weigh the advantages and disadvantages - If you are happy to do the courses and not bother about claiming the CPD points then the decision is left up to you.
Finally, if you would like to wait until you receive your registration and then attend the course, then even that is fine. Your decision is completely based on your circumstances and your wish.
FAQ’s for the 2D Radiography Interpretation course
This is a highly interactive course right from the beginning of the presentation. Dr Sholapurkar has incorporated innumerable radiographs (more than 300) in the presentation and each case he presents has a take home message. Dental radiographs have been a valuable diagnostic tool in the dentist’s armamentarium and are commonly being used in various dental practices across Australia. A successful and systematic approach to radiographic interpretation depends on thorough understanding of normal radiographic anatomy of the head and neck. Dental practitioners should also be aware of all the pathologies and especially those associated with systemic illnesses so that they can timely refer the patients to the respective specialists. This presentation highlights variety of oral and dental pathologies (which are illustrated by classic examples and are exclusively Radiology related) that general dental practitioners usually encounter. There are few brain teasing cases which resembled a wide variety of conditions that led to misdiagnosis both on clinical and radiological examination but turned out completely different on histopathological examination. The lecture will also outline the basic steps the clinicians must consider to continually refine their diagnostic skills and knowledge of anatomy in order to formulate a differential diagnosis. At the end of 5 hour interactive lecture, we will have an hour discussion/two way conversation between the presenter and the delegates.
Below are the learning objectives of the course
Learning Objectives:
- Systematic approach to interpretation of Extraoral and Intraoral Radiographs
- Is that a Normal Radiographic anatomy or a pathology?
- Evaluation of common pathologies affecting the jaw bones and teeth, developmental disorders of jaws, foreign bodies, trauma, cysts and tumours etc.
- Soft tissue calcifications that are encountered on routine panoramic radiographs.
- Common periapical radiolucencies and radiopacities that a general practitioner encounters in their day today practice and how to arrive at accurate diagnosis.
- Maxillary sinus diseases
- Diagnosis of common pathologies, especially those associated with systemic illnesses that should be timely referred to the respective specialists.
- Includes 1 hour discussion/two way conversation
It is Online via Zoom
10% DISCOUNT FOR ALL THE DENTISTS (AUD 405+GST)
SPECIAL 15% DISCOUNT - for Uni graduate(Graduated no more than 2 years out), ADC graduate(Graduated no more than 2 years out), Dental Assistant/Nurse (ALL), Oral health therapist (ALL) and Dental Hygienist (ALL) - (AUD 383 + GST)
Yes, please contact Dr Sholapurkar at 0455254361 to discuss further regarding group discounts.
No sorry, we will not be providing with any notes or written material as the images and material are subject to copyright.
Yes definitely, you will be getting a certificate of attendance where you will be granted 6 CPD hours.
