VERIFIABLE CPD PAPER referral letters. Nevertheless, recommendations have been made by numerous publications 5,8,9,12,14 and most hospitals tend to have their own trust guidelines on dental referrals. Previous studies have demonstrated that the use of a standardised referral proforma results in an increase in the provision and quality of information by practitioners referring to a dental hospital. 1,3 Since a high number of inadequate referral letters present to the Oral and Maxillofacial Department at The Homerton University Hospital, the authors carried out an audit to assess the quality of information given on the department's current referral proforma, highlighting the areas where shortfalls occur and how this could be improved.
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