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1Consultant Oral Surgeon, King's College Dental Hospital, London, UK.
Abstract:
Local Safety Standards for Invasive Procedures (LocSSIPs) offer a valuable way of mitigating wrong tooth extraction and other patient safety incidents during a patient's dental care journey. This paper aims to guide primary care dental practitioners in creating tailored, co-produced LocSSIPs with guidance on analysis of work systems and consideration of the patient's care journey, and provides the building blocks to create a detailed LocSSIP with a background of understanding of the importance of human factors and non-technical skills.
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