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An audit of the quality of referral letters received by the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Dublin Dental School and Hospital.
Moloney, Justin Stassen, Leo F A
Moloney, Justin
Stassen, Leo F A
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2010-11
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Dental Audit
Dental Records
Dental Service, Hospital
Forms and Records Control
General Practice
General Practice, Dental
Guideline Adherence
Hospitals, Special
Humans
Interdisciplinary Communication
Referral and Consultation
Schools, Dental
Surgery, Oral
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Dental Audit
Dental Records
Dental Service, Hospital
Forms and Records Control
General Practice
General Practice, Dental
Guideline Adherence
Hospitals, Special
Humans
Interdisciplinary Communication
Referral and Consultation
Schools, Dental
Surgery, Oral
Writing
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One hundred consecutive referral letters, sent by dental practitioners to the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Dublin Dental School and Hospital, were audited in terms of quality. The audit was based on the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) recommendations of 1998. The audit demonstrated that in general referral letters required modification and did not give the clinician the required information. This paper sets out the results of the audit and suggests a template that should be used for future referrals.
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en
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0021-1133
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21192618