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The scope of practice of UK oral surgeons
Author(s) -
Brotherton P.,
Gerrard G.,
Bennett K.,
Coulthard P.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
oral surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.156
H-Index - 11
eISSN - 1752-248X
pISSN - 1752-2471
DOI - 10.1111/ors.12176
Subject(s) - medicine , scope of practice , scope (computer science) , oral surgery , clinical practice , general surgery , family medicine , surgery , health care , computer science , economics , programming language , economic growth
Aim To investigate the current scope of clinical practice and involvement in postgraduate education and training of UK oral surgeons. Materials and methods Electronic survey via ‘ S urvey M onkey ™’ of members of B ritish A ssociation of O ral S urgeons. Results Response rate of 39% (208) with margin of error 5.29% at 95% level of confidence. Fifty‐nine per cent (122) regularly operated under general anaesthesia; 39% (47) regularly undertook trauma surgery. A wide range of conditions (including mucosal) were managed and surgical procedures undertaken for paediatric and adult patients. Conclusions UK oral surgeons are currently undertaking a wide range of procedures as described by the G eneral D ental C ouncil, the C areer D evelopment F ramework for C onsultant A ppointments and EU directives and well beyond the limits of minor oral surgery. They also make a significant contribution to education and training in the UK .