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The ethos of the junior trainees' group is to facilitate peer support, an important complement to pursuing our speciality of oral and maxillofacial surgery. Launched in September 2020, the Buddy Scheme enables peer-matching. Results demonstrate this scheme has successfully provided additional support for second-degree applicants. With further help from our senior colleagues, our ambition is to expand this scheme in 2021.
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Surgery, Oral , HumansABSTRACT
Dermal regeneration templates may be used in the reconstruction of large defects after the excision of cutaneous malignancies. We describe the successful use of Integra® (Integra Lifesciences Corporation, Plainsboro, NJ, USA) as a single-stage regeneration template after the excision of multiple lesions of the scalp with a surface area of 96.7cm2. Second-stage epidermal autografting was precluded because of an unforeseen deterioration in the patient's condition, and the wound re-epithelialised over a period of six months. To the best of our knowledge there are no published reports on the use of this procedure after excision of cutaneous malignancies of the scalp of similar dimensions, without subsequent epidermal autografting (Johnson and Wong, 2016).1.
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Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/surgery , Chondroitin Sulfates , Collagen , Head and Neck Neoplasms/surgery , Melanoma/surgery , Neoplasms, Multiple Primary/surgery , Plastic Surgery Procedures/methods , Scalp/surgery , Skin Neoplasms/surgery , Aged, 80 and over , Dermatologic Surgical Procedures/methods , Humans , Male , Regeneration , Skin Physiological PhenomenaSubject(s)
Mandibular Diseases/etiology , Pressure Ulcer/etiology , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Female , Humans , Male , PostureABSTRACT
AIM: A pilot questionnaire survey was carried out to determine levels of patient satisfaction with oral urgent treatment (OUT) provided by rural clinical officers who had been trained by the charity Bridge2Aid in North West Tanzania. METHOD: The survey was carried out over a five-day period, among adult patients who had received oral urgent treatment from a trained clinical officer. A satisfaction questionnaire was administered by a team of English-speaking dental students and Swahili-speaking college students under supervision. RESULTS: A total of 140 questionnaires were completed. The overall satisfaction with the OUT service provided by the clinical officers was high, with 93.6% being very satisfied or satisfied. However, some areas were highlighted where improvements could be made: providing a clearer explanation of treatment, improved pain control and reducing costs of treatment.
