ORDA - Online Research Data Archive 
    • Login
    View Item 
    •   ORDA Home
    • University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
    • Division of Surgery
    • Head, Neck, Eyes and Plastics
    • View Item
    •   ORDA Home
    • University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
    • Division of Surgery
    • Head, Neck, Eyes and Plastics
    • View Item
    JavaScript is disabled for your browser. Some features of this site may not work without it.

    Acute dental conditions attending A&E: Is there an epidemic of surgical admissions for dental infections?

    Thumbnail
    Abstract
    Background: Since the introduction of the Dental Contract (April 2006) there has been a perception that the rate of A&E attendance for acute dental conditions has increased. Previous analysis of hospital data suggests that the number of admissions for surgical drainage for dental abscesses has been steadily increasing. If genuine, this has significant public health implications. We retrospectively analysed attendance and admission data for the period 2004-2013 at the Royal Derby Hospital. Method: The A&E database was searched for all attendances that included the key words "dental", "toothache", "abscess" or "swelling". Anomalies were removed by hand. This data was cross referenced with admission data for the same time period. Results: During the 2004-2013 study period there were significant increases in the number of A&E attendances- 56.95% - with a corresponding increase in hospital admission for acute treatment from 9.67% of attenders to 18.42%, 52.49% of which needed to stay in over at least one night. Conclusions: As perceived there has been a significant increase in A&E workload for acute dental conditions. The severity of these conditions appears to have escalated, which is reflected by the increased admission rate. This has a direct impact on the unplanned activity of maxillofacial units. Despite changes in the dental contract emergency admissions for dental conditions remains a major public health issue.
    URI
    https://orda.derbyhospitals.nhs.uk/handle/123456789/655
    Collections
    • Head, Neck, Eyes and Plastics [81]
    Date
    2014-10
    Author
    Patton, Claire
    Dickenson, Andrew
    Show full item record

    copyright © 2017  Derby Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
    Contact Us | Send Feedback
    Powered by KnowledgeArc
     

     

    Browse

    All of ORDACommunities & CollectionsBy Issue DateAuthorsTitlesSubjectsThis CollectionBy Issue DateAuthorsTitlesSubjects

    Researcher Profiles

    Researchers

    My Account

    Login

    copyright © 2017  Derby Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
    Contact Us | Send Feedback
    Powered by KnowledgeArc