The BAOS Commitment to Inclusion 

The BAOS Commitment to Inclusion 

The BAOS Commitment to Inclusion  Like our patients, Oral Surgeons and their Teams are not all the same. We are committed to confronting discrimination in all its forms and to creating a more inclusive environment in which everyone can thrive to best serve our...
BAOS Website and Covid-19 Survey

BAOS Website and Covid-19 Survey

It will come as no surprise to you that as I write this, we remain in unchartered waters with regards to Covid-19 and I hope that you and your families are well and that you are safe within your professional role. I am sure that we have all experienced, and some of us...
BAOS Website and Covid-19 Survey

Patient Safety in Dentistry

Just excuse me for a minute whilst I saddle up my hobby horse! So where are we up to with patient safety in dentistry? Are we slavishly following checklists developed by people who do not understand the subtleties of dental care? Or are we actively involved in the...
BAOS Website and Covid-19 Survey

Face Mask Shortage

While we are used to the clinical impact and disruption flu causes annually, the current Coronavirus remains a high concern and unpredictable impact with significant media attention. At the time of writing there have been 73,000 cases of Covid-19 worldwide, with a...
BAOS Website and Covid-19 Survey

Never Events

In 2008 the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) devised a Surgical Safety Checklist. Following a year-long worldwide study of nearly 8,000 patients. There was clear, compelling and compounding evidence that, when this checklist was used, there was a one-third reduction...