Dental Medicine and Orthodontics

Aim: To understand the role of an oral and maxillofacial surgery dental core trainee in England. Expectations of a core trainee in assessment and management of dental trauma and lessons learnt from dental trauma audit.

 

Setting: North Manchester General Hospital, Oral and maxillofacial department.

 

Gold Standard: The online dental trauma guide.

 

Method: An audit was carried out to assess the management of dental trauma in accident and emergency department at the hospital. After identifying the limiting factors, changes were made to bring performance up to standards.

 

This presentation will look at what changes were made, the challenges and limitations faced in making those changes. Advice can be taken in implementing changes in hospital around the world to provide the best treatment and management for trauma patients.