Developing a mobile phone app for junior doctors in OMFS

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 140-145
Author(s):  
Arie Yuffa ◽  
Johno Breeze
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Maxillofacial Surgery ◽  
Clinical Information ◽  
Oral And Maxillofacial Surgery ◽  
Junior Doctors

Junior doctors have always desired easily accessible clinical information. Applications (‘apps’) are now ubiquitous on most mobile phone platforms. Currently available apps are limited in their content or functionality. We describe the development of a bespoke app for junior doctors in oral and maxillofacial surgery (OMFS) and a programme to validate its content.

Is instant messaging the future of workplace communication for oral and maxillofacial surgery?

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 180-186 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristina Verea Linares ◽  
Johno Breeze
Keyword(s):  
Instant Messaging ◽  
Maxillofacial Surgery ◽  
Mobile Telephone ◽  
Patient Specific ◽  
Oral And Maxillofacial Surgery ◽  
Junior Doctors ◽  
Specific Information ◽  
Workplace Communication ◽  
Phone Calls ◽  
Near Future

Mobile telephone texts are the primary method of communication among junior doctors, superseding phone calls and bleeps. However, instant messaging is now one of the most common methods of social communication worldwide, and will likely supersede texting in the near future – but concerns over its security suggest further research is urgently required into the content of such communications, if it is to transmit patient specific information.

Oxford Handbook of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luke Cascarini ◽  
Clare Schilling ◽  
Ben Gurney ◽  
Peter Brennan
Keyword(s):  
Maxillofacial Surgery ◽  
Dental Materials ◽  
Training Programme ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
Oral And Maxillofacial Surgery ◽  
Junior Doctors ◽  
Reference Guide ◽  
Surgical Trainees ◽  
Specialist Nurses ◽  
Current Guidelines

This new edition of Oxford Handbook of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery has been fully updated to cover the current guidelines and research in the field of OMFS. Splitting vital knowledge into sections based on clinical areas, this handbook uses bulleted lists and summary boxes to make the information easily searchable. Chapters on ‘in the clinic’, ‘in the theatre’, and ‘on the ward’ cover all common complaints and presentations that the reader can expect to encounter in their daily activities, and a dedicated section to emergencies provides clear advice. Common drugs and dental materials are covered as a quick reference guide. With OMFS now part of the Core Training programme for surgical trainees, the handbook ensures a solid grasp of the basics and fundamentals to help support decision making for junior doctors, dental foundation trainees, specialist nurses, and medical and dental students.

Out-of-hours cover in oral and maxillofacial surgery

2008 ◽  
Vol 90 (8) ◽  
pp. 282-283
Author(s):  
G Reddy-Kolanu ◽  
M Ethunandan ◽  
R Anand ◽  
V Ilankovan
Keyword(s):  
Medical Staff ◽  
Maxillofacial Surgery ◽  
Working Time ◽  
European Working Time Directive ◽  
Oral And Maxillofacial Surgery ◽  
Junior Doctors ◽  
Out Of Hours ◽  
Dental Pathology ◽  
European Working ◽  
Working Time Directive

The European Working Time Directive (EWTD) has required all departments to re think staffing arrangements to provide out-of-hours ser vices. Large departments with man y junior doctors can continue to have oral and maxillofacial surgery (OMFS) SHOs covering the out-of-hours ser vice without exceeding the constraints of EWTD. For smaller departments the choice has been either to close the on-call service and centralise it in a larger department or to have a specialty cross-cover arrangement. The problems of cross-cover might be more apparent in OMFS than in other hospital specialties due to other medical staff possessing a negligible knowledge of dental pathology.

scholarly journals COVID-19: The Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Experience, Oxford, UK

2021 ◽  
pp. 194338752199126
Author(s):  
Toby M. Visholm ◽  
Neha Sandhu ◽  
Daljit K. Dhariwal
Keyword(s):  
Average Length ◽  
Maxillofacial Surgery ◽  
Oral And Maxillofacial Surgery ◽  
Junior Doctors ◽  
Hub And Spoke ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Time Period ◽  
New Guidelines ◽  
Surgery Department

Study Design: In response to the COVID-19 pandemic the Oxford Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department, that operates as a Hub and Spoke model underwent several changes to its structure to respond to the change in service. This study is an audit of all emergency patients seen during a 10-week period and compared these patients to the same time period 1-year previous. Objective: The objective was to observe the change in the service provision during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: This study prospectively recorded all the emergency referrals, inpatient admissions and emergency outpatient reviews during a 10-week period, this was compared to data from the same time period in 2019. Results: The unit saw a statistically significant decrease in the number of facial lacerations (p = 0.0007) and fractured mandibles (p = 0.0067) and received a statistically significant increase in patients presenting with dental abscesses (p = 0.0067). Average length of inpatient stay was reduced from 2.4 days to 1.7; of these patients significantly less were reviewed face to face (p = 0.026) in favor of telemedicine options. Conclusions: During this period, the hub and spoke model allowed the service to quickly adapt during the COVID pandemic aiding the dissemination of new guidelines and establishing hub and spoke local consultant led daily emergency and follow up clinics. The Specialist Training Registrars were located in the central hub which allowed the service to have 24-hour resident senior decision makers and enabled the redeployment of junior doctors. The authors believe that the Hub and Spoke model allowed their workforce and resources to best serve their patient population.

Evaluation of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Residents' Operative Skills: Feasibility and Engagement Study Using SIMPL Software for a Mobile Phone

2017 ◽  
Vol 75 (10) ◽  
pp. 2041-2047 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leonard B. Kaban ◽  
Alyssa Cappetta ◽  
Brian C. George ◽  
Edward T. Lahey ◽  
Jordan D. Bohnen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Maxillofacial Surgery ◽  
Oral And Maxillofacial Surgery

Dental students’ perceptions of oral and maxillofacial surgery as a specialty

2019 ◽  
pp. 266-271
Author(s):  
Ibrahim Almutairi ◽  
Abdullah AlQarni ◽  
Mohammad Alharbi ◽  
Ahmed Almutairi ◽  
Mohammed Aldohan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Maxillofacial Surgery ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
Oral And Maxillofacial Surgery
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