RPA & MPE Services for Dental Practices
Clear. Compliant. Gold-Standard.
Running a dental practice comes with strict responsibilities for radiation protection and equipment safety. I provide a fully transparent, regulation-compliant RPA and MPE service designed specifically for dental practices, giving you confidence that your patients, staff and practice are properly protected.
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What is Required?
Dental practices using X-ray equipment are legally required to:
- Appoint a Radiation Protection Adviser (RPA)
- Appoint a Medical Physics Expert (MPE)
- Maintain up-to-date Local Rules and Radiation Risk Assessments
- Ensure staff receive appropriate radiation safety training
- Carry out regular equipment quality assurance (QA)
- Comply with IRR17 and IR(ME)R regulations
- Keep accurate records
Failure to meet these requirements can result in enforcement action, reputational damage, or interruption to your clinical services.
My role is to make compliance simple, practical, and stress-free.
My Approach: A Transparent, Gold-Standard Service
I believe radiation protection should be:
Clear – no unnecessary jargon
Proportionate – suitable for dental practices
Auditable – fully documented
Supportive – not just a tick-box exercise
You will always know:
✔ What is required
✔ Why it is required
✔ What I have done
✔ What your responsibilities are
No hidden extras. No vague reports. No uncertainty about compliance.
RPA & MPE Services Include:
Appointment as your named Radiation Protection Adviser and Medical Physics Expert
Review and creation of:
- Local Rules
- Employer's Procedures
- Radiation Risk Assessments
- Controlled Area designations
Advice on:
- X-ray room design and shielding
- New installations and equipment changes
- Regulatory compliance
- Equipment performance and quality assurance
- Image quality and dose optimisation
- Patient dose
- Documentation suitable for inspection and audit
Support during:
- CQC inspections
- HSE inspections
- Contingency situations
- Incident investigations
Your RPA and MPE services contract also includes the required three-yearly testing of your X-ray equipment, ensuring continued compliance. This mandatory testing is often billed as an extra by other providers, but is included as standard in this service.