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This site has been designed to support the specialty of Maxillofacial Surgery in Wales. If you are involved in the specialty please register in order to view the site content or add your own. The site uses the content management software to allow you to contribute. We hope that this will allow it to grow to fulfil your expectations and provide support as you work in the specialty.

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MaxillofacialSurgery.Wales is proud to host and provide booking and abstract workflow services to the Welsh Hospitals Dental Specialty Group. You can find the current abstract submission links as well as links to the Abstract Books since 2018 by following the Welsh Hospital menu.

 


 

 

Newport Maxillofacial DCT:

Dear SHOs

I am working as a SHO DCT (on-call post) in Newport Maxillofacial surgery. 

Its been a fantastic experience working here. I came into this job after a 1 year experience in maxfax. Job started with an induction where the department helped us acclimatise to the department and the hospital, which I found extremely helpful. There have been regular teaching from the staff grades and seniors with regards to dental and medical scenarios we face everyday at ...

The Royal Gwent Hospital in Newport is providing an exciting new service that will allow patients to take advantage of innovative technology and avoid major surgery and hospital admission. The new service is for patients who are experiencing problems with their saliva glands and offers them the option of outpatient treatment. The department is currently the only place in Wales who are using the technology to diagnose and treat salivary grand problems such as stones within the gland. In 2007 ...

 

Wales Trainee John Wells has scooped one of the five winning spots in a Wales-wide event, with his proposal to improve patient outcomes and experience.

John and the Maxillofacial team at Prince Charles Hospital in Merthyr Tydfil are celebrating victory in the latest Welsh Health Hack, an opportunity for health and social care workers to share the challenges facing them at work and then pitch and develop a solution.

Now in its fourth year, the Welsh Health Hack 2020 saw 24 teams – ...

Morriston Maxillofacial Dental Core Trainees:
What it's really like at Morriston Hospital as an OMFS junior doctor/dentist?

Dear future SHO's / Dental Core Trainee's (DCT2/3).

Welcome to this page. We, the 2018-19 cohort of Dental Core trainees (DCT2s and DCT3s) wanted to write a short bit of information for you for what the job actually entails and to give you a flavour of what to expect if you decide to apply for a job here in Swansea.

If you wish to contact one us personally, feel free ...

478 - A Review of Discharge Advice Letters for Patients Admitted with a Dental Abscess

JK Dimelow A Kamisetty
Presented by: Joanna Dimelow
Glan Clwyd Hospital

Introduction Accurate documentation of a patient’s discharge following admission with dental abscess plays an important role in aftercare. Firstly, in provision of written safety netting advice in case of deterioration. Secondly, advising to see or register with a General Dental Practitioner (GDP) may reduce risk of further acute dental infection and to enhance communication with the General Medical Practitioner (GMP). To evaluate documentation standards, a review of the Discharge Advice Letter (DAL) for patients admitted with dental abscess was conducted. Methods Quality criteria were developed based on literature review, in line with best practice. To evaluate existing practice, data were collected retrospectively over a five-month period for all patients admitted with dental abscess. A modified CRABEL scoring system was used to determine the percentage of completeness of included DALs. Results Of the DALs reviewed, 100% (n=20) were signed as completed by the clinician, grades Dental Core Trainee Years 1 (20%), 2 (45%), 3 (20%) and Senior House Officers (15%). Mean completeness when compared with prespecified criteria was 69%. There was no notable association between training grade and completeness. Criteria most commonly not met included: dated abnormal test results (70% n=14), safety netting advice (65% n=13), see/register with a GDP (60% n=12), clinical findings on admission (55% n=11), and receipt of intravenous antibiotics (55% n=11). All DALs (100% n=20) included correct antibiotics prescription, following the hospital guidelines, and documentation of the correct procedure. Conclusion Improvement of the DALs is required to optimise communication with the patient and GMP. Following dissemination of results a criterion checklist was distributed to staff completing the DALs, highlighting the criteria most commonly missed. A second prospective cycle of data collection is planned to record any change in DAL completeness following this intervention. 
Consent Statement: There are no details on individual patients reported within the abstract.

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