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BAOMS online resource for hospital dentists working on COVID frontline

Dr Hesham Emam and Dr Vinita Shekar, dentists who work in hospital oral and maxillofacial surgery (OMFS) departments, have built an online resource to offer support and advice for hospital dentists who are, or who soon will be, working on the... Read more

31 Mar 2020

Facial surgeons call for better training to recognise domestic violence cases

New research from oral and maxillofacial surgeons (OMFS) at King’s College Hospital in south London has called for targeted training of frontline staff to improve recognition of domestic violence victims so appropriate safeguarding referral... Read more

26 Mar 2020

Maxillofacial & ENT surgeons’ new COVID-19 PPE guidance

New personal protective equipment (PPE) guidance from the British Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (BAOMS) and ENT UK advises surgeons on how to treat patients with emergency oropharyngeal and nasopharyngeal conditions. BAOMS... Read more

25 Mar 2020

Surgeons promote the most efficient use of precious PPE for their emergency patients

New personal protective equipment (PPE) guidance from the British Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (BAOMS) and British Association of Oral Surgeons (BAOS) advises surgeons on how to treat patients with emergency oral and dental... Read more