Journal of Disability and Oral Health

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Cover Date:
October 2001
Print ISSN:
1470-8558
Electronic ISSN:
1754-2758
Vol:
2
Issue:
2

Day stay service for special needs patients requiring restorative dentistry – an audit of non attendance

The aim of this audit was to assess the size of the non-attendance rate for a group of patients with learning difficulties attending for day-stay general anaesthesia, with the objectives of introducing a procedure to reduce non-attendance and to establish the value of the new procedure. The audit was conducted initially as a retrospective review of 164 patient records followed by introduction of a new patient, parent or carer contact procedure with a subsequent prospective re-audit of 54 patient records. Prior to the introduction of the new procedure the non-attendance rate was 19 per cent and subsequently at re-audit this reduced to 9 per cent reflecting an encouraging improvement. Key words: General anaesthesia, disability, audit, attendance

Article Price
£15.00
Institution Article Price
£15.00
Page Start
63
Page End
65
Authors
J Watt, M J Shaw

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  • Pg. Start
  • Pg. End

  1. Editorial
  2. 50
  3. 50

  1. The effect of topical metronidazole therapy and controlled oral hygiene procedures on periodontal disease in patients with Down syndrome – a clinical interventional study
  2. 54
  3. 62

  1. Day stay service for special needs patients requiring restorative dentistry – an audit of non attendance
  2. 63
  3. 65

  1. An assessment of appropriate mode of treatment for children with special needs
  2. 66
  3. 70

  1. Development of an undergraduate curriculum in special care dentistry
  2. 71
  3. 77

  1. The oral health and treatment needs of adults with a learning disability living in private households in Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham, London
  2. 78
  3. 82

  1. Letters to the Editor
  2. 83
  3. 84

  1. BSDH News
  2. 85
  3. 96

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