Background: A national survey was undertaken to establish a baseline of our final year students' perception of how their undergraduate oral surgery education has equipped them for key areas of general dental practice.
This follow-up survey supports the findings of the original survey. Future longitudinal studies would allow institutions to identify possible weaknesses in their curriculum and to track the career development of their graduates and facilitate robust data collection.
Introduction: Patient safety within dental education is paramount. Wrong-site surgery (WSS) tooth extraction is not uncommon and is a significant never event (NE) in dentistry. This study aimed to explore dental schools' undergraduate experience of NEs, safety interventions implemented and the impact on student experience. Methods: All 16 UK dental schools were surveyed via email.
Results:The response rate was 100%. A modified World Health Organization (WHO) checklist was used within institutions (94%) including pre-operative briefings and recording teeth on whiteboards (81%, respectively). Students were directly supervised performing extractions (63%) utilising a 1:4 staff: student ratio. WSS by students was reported in 69% of schools, with student experience being impacted by an increased patient safety focus. | 671 DARGUE Et Al.
Concrescence is a rare odontogenic anomaly. It is defined as the roots of teeth being united by cementum only. Two types of concrescence have been suggested: 'true' concrescence, which forms during tooth development, and 'acquired' concrescence, which is due to hypercementosis associated with chronic inflammation. This article presents two unsuspected cases of acquired concrescence, the first involving the roots of the upper second and third molars and the second case involving the roots of the lower second and third molars. The current literature is reviewed along with a discussion of the aetiology, typical presentation, diagnostic techniques and possible complications of this condition.Oral Surgery 10 (2017) e92--e97.
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