Scanner warning

04 December 2012
News
01 January 0001
Volume 28 · Issue 10

The GDC is highlighting a warning from the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) about a certain type of scanner.

The MHRA has issued an alert about the Tianjie Dental Falcon device. Following tests by the Health Protection Agency it has been shown to lack sufficient shielding in the X-ray tube, which could give rise to high patient doses of radiation.

 

The General Dental Council is reminding all registrants that its ‘Standards for dental professionals’ says:

 

 

5.4 Find out about laws and regulations which affect your work, premises, equipment and business, and follow them.

More information about this issue can be found here: http://www.mhra.gov.uk/Publications/Safetywarnings/MedicalDeviceAlerts/CON173752?tabName=Problem

 

If registrants have any further questions they should contact the MHRA.

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