This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to prepare and monitor patients during imaging procedures, preparing imaging equipment, developing images and recording and storing image results for advanced veterinary dental surgery cases.

The unit applies to veterinary nurses who work under the supervision of a registered veterinarian who is at a minimum a Member of the Veterinary Dental Chapter, Australia and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists (ANZCVS). Veterinary nurses who work in this role have extensive vocational experience and are responsible for nursing skills and support for veterinarians who perform advanced veterinary dentistry procedures. This unit applies to veterinary nurses who are responsible producing dental cavity images.

Legislative and regulatory requirements apply to veterinary nurses but vary according to state/territory jurisdictions. Users must check with the relevant regulatory authority before delivery.

NOTE: The terms ‘occupational health and safety’ (OHS) and ‘work health and safety’ (WHS) generally have the same meaning in the workplace. In jurisdictions where the national model WHS legislation has not been implemented, RTOs must contextualise the unit of competency by referring to current OHS legislative requirements.