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   WHAT IS ORAL MEDICINE?

   “The specialty of dentistry concerned with the oral health care of patients with chronic, recurrent and medically related disorders of the oral and maxillofacial region, and with their diagnosis and  non-surgical management.”   Oral Medicine is the specialty of dentistry that sits at the interface between dentistry and medicine.  Many Oral Medicine specialists have dental and medical qualifications, and both are  now requirements for entry to training that leads to appointment as a Consultant in Oral  Medicine.  This reflects that the specialty had its origins in dentistry, but has evolved to  formally encompass medical aspects of care.

   The key difference from Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery is that the emphasis in Oral Medicine is on conditions that are primarily managed without the need for surgery.

 

   There are three main, inter-related aspects to the practice of Oral Medicine:

OOOClinical care

OOOResearch

OOOLearning and teaching

   Evidence-Based Clinical Practice
   The Society strongly advocates the use of evidence-based clinical practice wherever possible.
   Society members have made important contributions to the published evidence-based databases including contributions to: 

OOOCochrane Organisation

OOOClinical Evidence

OOO4th World Workshop on Oral Medicine 

 

   Through this combination of activities and skills, Oral Medicine Units provide an important and unique specialist service to patients and clinicians for the care of complex, chronic clinical problems.

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