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Dental X-ray testing and servicing for UK practices: we service intraoral, OPG and CBCT units, check exposure output, timer, alignment and safety features, and correct faults. We take the routine test measurements together with your Radiation Protection Adviser, who signs the legally required report, so results and records line up with IRR17 and IR(ME)R 2017.
Engineering checks and servicing that keep dental X-ray equipment within specification between routine tests.
Tube voltage, exposure time and output measured with calibrated test equipment and compared with the manufacturer's specification and your baseline values. Drift is adjusted or repaired before it shows up as poor images or higher dose.
Exposure warning lights, exposure switch, emergency stop, beam collimation and alignment, and tubehead stability checked, because IRR17 expects these safety features to be maintained and tested.
We carry out the test measurements together with your Radiation Protection Adviser (RPA), who signs the legally required report (with your MPE where IR(ME)R calls for one). We cover the engineering side: preparing the unit, taking readings with them, fixing what the tests find and supplying service records.
Servicing to the manufacturer's schedule: arms and suspension, mechanical wear, cables, sensors and software, combined with routine testing visits where possible to reduce downtime.
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How an X-ray servicing visit runs for a UK practice.
We agree a date outside clinical sessions with you and your RPA, so the measurements and servicing happen in one visit.
Tubehead, arm, cone, receptor or sensor, exposure switch, warning signals and cabling inspected before electrical tests.
Tube voltage, exposure time and output measured and compared with specification and baseline; adjustments made where the manufacturer allows.
Warning lights, exposure termination, collimation and alignment checked; faults repaired or reported.
Readings, work done and recommendations recorded for your radiation protection file; your RPA issues and signs the test report.
Common questions about testing and servicing dental X-ray equipment in the UK.
Routine performance testing is carried out at the intervals set by national guidance for dental radiography and your RPA or MPE, with servicing at the manufacturer's intervals. New units also need a critical examination and acceptance testing before clinical use. Ask your RPA for the schedule that applies to your units; we fit servicing around it.
Yes. IRR17 requires safety features and warning devices to be maintained and regularly tested, and IR(ME)R 2017 requires a quality assurance programme for medical exposure equipment. In England, CQC inspects IR(ME)R compliance in dental practices, and missing test records are a common finding.
Mechanical and electrical inspection, output, timer and tube voltage checks, warning signal and exposure switch tests, collimation and alignment checks, any adjustments or repairs, and a written report.
Usually a few hours per unit. We schedule visits outside clinical sessions where possible, so the unit is ready for the next day.
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