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A quality improvement project to assess the use of preventative measures against acute alveolar osteitis
Toby Andrew Mummery1, Miriam John2, Susan Mary Stokes3
11School of Clinical Dentistry, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.
Aims:
A quality improvement project was conducted in a General Dental Practice environment. The aim was to reduce the rate of Acute Alveolar Osteitis, which was locally found to be at 19.4%.
Methods:
A range of quality improvement tools were utilised to determine and measure potential interventions, and the results from the initial Plan-Do-Study-Act cycle utilising perioperative 0.2% Chlorhexidine as a preventative method are presented.
Results:
The use of perioperative 0.2% Chlorhexidine mouthwash showed an absolute risk reduction of 6.2%.
Discussion:
Generalisation from the results is highly dependent on local factors, although the favourable reduction in acute alveolar osteitis and cost savings found supported the project.
Conclusions:
This project highlights the strengths of Quality Improvement methodologies in implementing and assessing changes to improve service provision and patient outcomes.
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