Tags

Type your tag names separated by a space and hit enter

A description of a specialist led primary care based oral surgery service.
Community Dent Health. 2012 Mar; 29(1):5-7.CD

Abstract

AIM

To describe the establishment of a referral only oral surgery service in a primary care setting together with the challenges, benefits and successes of the service.

PROBLEM

In 1994 waiting times for hospital for oral surgery and maxillofacial procedures were unacceptably long. A proposal to establish a primary care oral surgery service aimed to complement the hospital-based service, reduce treatment delays.

OUTCOME

Referrals commenced immediately in response to a managed launch with local dentists recognising the service as a source of expedient and convenient treatment for their patients. The service now treats up to 1300 patients per year.

LEARNING POINTS

New dental services to dentistry can encompass different specialities. Initial capital investment is needed to develop a more cost-effective service. Recruitment of suitable specialist staff is a critical for success. Staffing, organisation and funding must be sustained.

Authors+Show Affiliations

Pope H
Correspondence to: Heather Pope, Clinical Director for Dental Services, East Cheshire NHS Trust, Eagle Bridge Health and Wellbeing Centre, Dunwoody Way, Crewe, Cheshire, CW1 3AW, UK. heather.pope@cecpct.nhs.uk

MeSH

Community DentistryDental Health ServicesDental Service, HospitalDental StaffEfficiency, OrganizationalEnglandHealth Services AccessibilityHumansOral Surgical ProceduresOutcome Assessment, Health CarePrimary Health CareReferral and ConsultationState DentistrySurgery, OralWaiting Lists

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

22482241

Citation

Pope, H. "A Description of a Specialist Led Primary Care Based Oral Surgery Service." Community Dental Health, vol. 29, no. 1, 2012, pp. 5-7.
Pope H. A description of a specialist led primary care based oral surgery service. Community Dent Health. 2012;29(1):5-7.
Pope, H. (2012). A description of a specialist led primary care based oral surgery service. Community Dental Health, 29(1), 5-7.
Pope H. A Description of a Specialist Led Primary Care Based Oral Surgery Service. Community Dent Health. 2012;29(1):5-7. PubMed PMID: 22482241.
* Article titles in AMA citation format should be in sentence-case
TY - JOUR T1 - A description of a specialist led primary care based oral surgery service. A1 - Pope,H, PY - 2012/4/10/entrez PY - 2012/4/10/pubmed PY - 2012/5/11/medline SP - 5 EP - 7 JF - Community dental health JO - Community Dent Health VL - 29 IS - 1 N2 - AIM: To describe the establishment of a referral only oral surgery service in a primary care setting together with the challenges, benefits and successes of the service. PROBLEM: In 1994 waiting times for hospital for oral surgery and maxillofacial procedures were unacceptably long. A proposal to establish a primary care oral surgery service aimed to complement the hospital-based service, reduce treatment delays. OUTCOME: Referrals commenced immediately in response to a managed launch with local dentists recognising the service as a source of expedient and convenient treatment for their patients. The service now treats up to 1300 patients per year. LEARNING POINTS: New dental services to dentistry can encompass different specialities. Initial capital investment is needed to develop a more cost-effective service. Recruitment of suitable specialist staff is a critical for success. Staffing, organisation and funding must be sustained. SN - 0265-539X UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/22482241/A_description_of_a_specialist_led_primary_care_based_oral_surgery_service_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -