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Oral Health Improvement and Dental Services in Scottish Prisons
Guidance for NHS Boards on oral health improvement and dental services in Scottish Prisons.
Appendix 1. Emergency Care Pathway
EMERGENCY CARE PATHWAY
Emergency Care
Approximately 1% of dental problems fall into the 'Emergency Care' category
Conditions include:
- Trauma including facial/oral lacerations and/or dentoalveolar injuries (e.g. avulsion of tooth)
- Oro-facial swelling that is significant and worsening
- Post-extraction bleeding that the patient is not able to control with local measures
- Dental conditions that have resulted in acute systemic illness or raised temperature as a result of dental infection
- Severe trismus
- Oro-dental conditions that are likely to exacerbate systemic medical conditions (e.g. diabetes)
Timescale:
- Contact with a health professional within 60 minutes
- Treatment within a timescale appropriate to the severity of the condition
ARRANGEMENTS
| Arrangements |
Point of Contact |
Contingency |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| In-hours Mon-Fri 0830-1700 Fri 0830-1430 |
As per prison protocol for medical emergency |
As per prison protocol |
Local NHS Board Dental Helpline |
| Out-of-hours Mon-Thurs 1800-0800 Fri 1800-Mon 0800 |
Health professional contact |
Prison Nurse (OoH) |
As per prison protocol for medical emergency |
Contact
Email: Elizabeth Mclear
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