NICE Guidelines and their Relevance to the Dental Team

From Volume 35, Issue 2, March 2008 | Pages 122-133

Authors

Sara Tabiat-Pour

BDS, MSc, MFDS RCS(Eng), FDS(Rest Dent) RCS

Senior House Officer in Restorative Dentistry, Birmingham Dental Hospital, UK

Articles by Sara Tabiat-Pour

John Morris

DDS, MCDH, FDS(DPH), DDPH

Lecturer in Dental Public Health, Birmingham B4 6NN

Articles by John Morris

Abstract

The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) of the National Health Service (NHS) produces guidance for the health sector on a range of issues. Specific guidance on dental subjects has been issued in relation to third molar removal, dental recall interval and HealOzone therapy. In addition, there are examples of more generic guidance which may also be relevant to dental practice. This paper discusses the background and functions of NICE and summarizes the guidance of relevance to the dental team.

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