Aim
The aim of this study is to investigate the prevalence of medical conditions and medications used by patients accessing emergency dental care at Manchester Dental Hospital.
Materials and methods
The records of 400 randomly selected adult patients seeking emergency dental treatment at Manchester Dental Hospital from October 2011 to July 2012 were reviewed.
Results
From the 400 patients reviewed, 137 (34%) patients had a medically compromising condition. The most commonly presenting conditions were cardiovascular disorders, respiratory disorders, diabetes/endocrine disorders and psychiatric disorders. Twenty‐nine per cent were taking prescribed medication.
Conclusions
Over a third of patients presenting to our emergency dental service had one or more medically compromising conditions. It is vital that dentists have an adequate knowledge about these conditions and how treatment may need to be modified in these patients. A detailed medical history is essential for all patients.
These findings suggest that the online information regarding implant treatment is generally of low quality and many aspects such as long term outcomes and complications are overlooked. There is a need for the improvement of the quality of online information available to patients in order to make the best use of this tool in helping patients to make informed choices about their dental care. The Internet has the potential to dramatically change the clinician-patient relationship. Moreover, in light of the guidelines produced by the General Dental Council (GDC) in 2012 on the principles of ethical advertising, GDC registrants run the risk of fitness to practise proceedings and medico-legal challenges if the website content has potential to mislead patients.
This educational evaluation highlights learner experiences of online open-book assessments in dentistry.The results of this educational evaluation show that learners find open-book assessments less stressful, and that they are an educational assessment process and promote application of material.There are several learning points for educators and learners for future open-book assessments that can be actioned from the results of this educational evaluation
Care published a new obesity strategy aiming to improve the nation's health. 1 This comes at a time when evidence has linked those with excess weight to being at a greater risk of serious illness or death from COVID-19. Amongst a number of new measures, the strategy includes a ban on TV and online adverts before 9 pm for foods high in fat, salt and sugar. This is great news for young children who would otherwise be bombarded with inappropriate adverts for junk food. Hopefully these new measures will have a domino effect on the oral health of children by reducing sugar consumption and the incidence of dental caries.
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