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Appendix 1 Reference to LocSSIPS process for Wrong Site Extraction Download document

Appendix 2 Exemplar Wrong Site Extraction Download document

Appendix 3 Learning from Never events – A Wrong Site Extraction (WSE) Download document

Appendix 4 FAQs Frequently asked questions related to Dental Wrong Site Surgery Download document

Appendix 5 List of examples of good practice in prevention of Wrong Site Extraction Download document

FIGURE 1 Example Dental extraction LocSSIPs Individual patient pathway Download document

Tool kit for ‘Local Safety Standards for Invasive Procedures’ (LocSSIPs) for wrong site extraction in Dentistry Download document

LocSSIPs WSE working group Download document

Managed Clinical Network Terms of Reference Download document

NHS England has established Local Dental Networks (LDN) which are an integral part of NHS England and lead NHS England’s strategic commissioning approach to dentistry and oral health. In making the strategic intent operational, NHS England will formalise or establish Managed Clinical Networks (MCN) which will be accountable to the LDN, via the LDN Chair, and NHS England and who will, using their specialty expertise, develop and transform services in line with the local strategic intention. See attached Terms of reference

Managed Clinical Networks (MCNs) update and Information sheet Download document

Information and updates on MCNs

MCN Chair Job Description Download document

It will be the responsibility of the Chair of each Managed Clinical Network to oversee the functioning of such in line with the Terms of Reference published by NHS England. This will require close communication with identified clinicians from all aspects of dentistry who have successfully applied and been appointed to the Network. See attached Job description

Oral Surgery MCN Contacts Download document

Contacts for your local MCN, this will be updated as we receive updated information.

Oral Surgery MCNs Download document

Oral Surgery MCN’s Info letter

‘Securing Excellence in commissioning NHS Dental Services’ Download document

‘Securing Excellence in commissioning NHS Dental Services’ document

Bacterial Infections Management Guide View online

Drug Prescribing for Dentistry; Please find a Bacterial Infections Management Guide via the link.

Career Pathways in Oral Surgery Download document

A BAOS 2016 guide to careers in Oral Surgery

Consultant in Oral Surgery Information Download document

Changes to the person specification for senior clinical (consultant) posts. Following the consultation process in relation to the “equivalence by experience” route for entry to the ISFE in Oral Surgery, the Deans of the English and Scottish Colleges took the decision this was not to be re-opened. It is appreciated that this presents a difficulty for Oral Surgery in the medium term, whilst they wait for trainees to finish recognised training programmes and complete the ISFE by the conventional route. It is the responsibility of employing authorities to clearly outline in the Person Specification the range of skills and competencies required to meet local service needs. It has been decided that possession of an ISFE be moved from the ‘Essential’ column to the ‘Desirable’ for all Consultant Job Descriptions and it will be the responsibility of the applicant to demonstrate how they meet the requirements for the post. The person specifications on the RCS (Eng) website have been updated accordingly.

Drug Prescribing for Dentistry View online

The third edition of the popular Drug Prescribing For Dentistry guidance from the Scottish Dental Clinical Effectiveness Programme (SDCEP) has now been launched. The guidance in aimed at dental practitioners in the primary care sector, and applies to all patients, including adults, children and those with special needs, who would normally be treated in this sector. The guidance is presented in the same problem-orientated layout as in earlier editions but included more comprehensive information on drug interactions and a bacterial infections management guide. The guidance brings together advice on dental prescribing from the BNF and BNFC and is intended to be used in conjunction with them.

Guide for Commissioning Dental Specialties – Oral Surgery and Oral Medicine Download document

NHS England has published a series of dental guides for commissioners to help address the need for greater national level standardisation in the commissioning of dental care as well as providing clarity and consistency around the dental services the NHS provides. They have been collaboratively produced by the dental profession and commissioners overseen by Chief Dental Officer England and this document specifically contains the guide for Oral Surgery and Oral Medicine.

Management of Dental Patients Taking Anticoagulants or Antiplatelet Drugs View online

A new guidance document from The Scottish Dental Clinical Effectiveness Programme (SDCEP) on the Management of Dental Patients Taking Anticoagulants or Antiplatelet Drugs has been launched. The guidance aims to provide clear and practical advice to enable the dental team to manage and treat this patient group. It presents advice to inform the assessment of bleeding risk and decision making for treatment planning. Information about the newer anticoagulants and anti-platelet drugs as well as the more established medications is provided.

MEE Review of Oral Surgery Services and Training Download document

A review of Oral Surgery (OS) was recommended as an outcome of the Review of Training in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMFS), conducted by the Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Board (PMETB) at the request of the then-Secretary of State for Health. The following sets out the review group’s vision for the future provision of OS, based upon its findings from the broad range of evidence gathered and submitted to the groups in the process of its work.

Oral Cancer website from European Commision Lifelong learning programme View online

Oral Cancer | Early Prevention & Detection | LDV | A multilingual educational resource for healthcare professionals on the early detection and prevention of oral (mouth) cancer This website provides information for dental and primary health care professionals in key aspects of early diagnosis and prevention of oral cancer.

Oral Surgery “Specialist List ” Information Download document

BAOS unofficial information on the Specialist List

Standards for Conscious Sedation in the Provision of Dental Care Download document

As featured in the Oral Surgery Journal July publication. Neil Oastler summarises the guidelines produced by the Intercollegiate Advisory Committee for Sedation in Dentistry – published 22nd April 2015

BDA guidance on conscious sedation Download document

BDA advice on conscious sedation

Indicator of Sedation Need form Download document

Anxiety questionnaire to be completed by the patient and dentist. This tool has been developed to support clinical decision making and also to identify the need of sedation in a population for those planning appropriate dental sedation services.

NCGC Full guidance documentation for sedation Download document

The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellance Full guidance documentation for sedation

Nice Guidelines Download document

Sedation in children and young people

SCDCEP Conscious Sedation in Dentistry View online

The Scottish Dental Clinical Effectiveness Programme website guidance on Conscious Sedation in Dentistry

Standards for Conscious Sedation in the Provision of Dental Care Download document

Career Development Consultant Appointments in Oral Surgery Download document

Career Pathways in Oral Surgery Download document

A BAOS 2016 guide to careers in Oral Surgery

Continuing Professional Development Dental (CPDs) aims and requirements Download document

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Fellow of the European Board of Oral Surgeons Exam Regulation Download document

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Higher Specialist Training Download document

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Higher Specialist Training at the Royal College of Surgeons of England View online

Postgraduate Dental Specialist Training in the UK Download document

“The Dental Gold Guide”

UK Dental Core Training Curriculum Download document

This curriculum aims to improve the educational standards for Dental Core Training whilst maintaining a focus on patient safety. Patient safety is at the core of this curriculum: dental trainers and trainees have a duty to ensure that that patient safety is paramount and the care of patients is of an appropriate standard.

BAOS Complaints procedure for courses/study days Download document

How we handle your complaints, and advice on how to complain about a course/study day run by BAOS

Quality Assurance Policy for BAOS Educational Events Download document

Quality Assurance Policy for BAOS Educational Events

The Faculty of General Dental Practice UK (FGDP(UK)) has made its guidance on the practice of dentistry for patients with dementia available free of charge online.

Dementia-Friendly Dentistry: Good Practice Guidelines covers the epidemiology of dementia and a wide range of implications for dental professionals, including patient identification, competence and referrals, communication, consent and capacity, history taking, treatment planning, care delivery, prescribing and site-specific considerations for dental practices, care homes and domiciliary practice.

Developed in conjunction with the British Dental Association and the Alzheimer’s Society, it contains over 50 recommendations for practitioners, categorised using the Faculty’s ‘ABC’ (Aspirational, Basic, Conditional) notation, and was first published in hard copy in October 2017.

Dementia-Friendly Dentistry has now been added to the Standards Online portal, which already includes Clinical Examination and Record-Keeping, Selection Criteria for Dental Radiography and Antimicrobial Prescribing for General Dental Practitioners, and which has received over half a million page views since it launched in 2015. Dental professionals can register free of charge at www.fgdp.org.uk/standards-online, and the publications are also available to buy in hard copy at www.fgdp.org.uk/shop.

ABAOMS View online

The Association of British Academic Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons

British Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons View online

British Dental Association View online

Cochrane Oral Health Review Group View online

‘BAOS Contributes to the Global Evidence-Base for Oral Surgery Care through its Global Alliance with the Cochrane Oral Health Group’

COPDEND View online

The UK Committee of Postgraduate Dental Deans and Directors comprises all the Postgraduate Dental Deans and Directors in the UK

Department of Health View online

EFOSS View online

European Federation of Oral Surgery Societies

FDI World Dental Federation View online

General Dental Council View online

General Medical Council View online

ISCP View online

Intercollegiate Surgical Curriculum Programme Website. This site houses the curriculum for the oral surgery specialty

The Association of Dental Implantology UK View online

The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh Faculty of Dental Surgery View online

The Royal College of Surgeons of England Faculty of Dental Surgery View online

The Society for the Advancement of Anaesthesia in Dentistry View online

Wiley-Blackwell View online

Publishers of the Oral Surgery Journal & Sponsors of the BAOS Teaching & Learning Course

Dental Trauma UK View online

Antibiotic Prophylaxis View online

NICE Clinical Guidance – Prophylaxis against infective endocarditis

Dental Faculty RCSEng View online

RCPSg Dental Faculty View online

RCSEd Dental Faculty View online

The Cochrane Library View online

Independent high quality evidence for health care decision making

Trigeminal Foundation View online

Website on Trigeminal Nerve

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