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Presents information on a study which examined the critical incidents in a teaching hospital in a developing country from August 1997 to December 31, 1999. Methodology; Results of the study; Discussion.

Studies the self-assessed oral health status of ethnic minority residents in South London, England. Key issues of interest; Analysis of pertinent topics and relevant issues; Implications on dentistry and oral epidemiology.

The aim of this study was to investigate the views of General Dental Practitioners (GDPs) regarding their provision of dental treatment for medically compromised children. A questionnaire to assess confidence, experience and willingness to treat eight specific groups of medically compromised children was sent to 524 GDPs. Information is based on 271 completed questionnaires. The median number of children treated by GDPs in each of the eight groups over the previous 5 years was 0–2. Eighty percent of respondents stated that they would value further training in the provision of dental care for medically compromised children. Confidence was highest in providing dental treatment for children with three conditions: congenital heart disease (37% very confident), diabetes (39% very confident) and epilepsy (41% very confident). These were also the conditions that the GDPs reported as presenting most frequently in the dental surgery. GDPs reported least confidence in providing dental care for children with haemophilia (12% very confident) and organ transplants (14% very confident). Only 30% of GDPs wanted to be routinely involved with the provision of dental care for medically compromised children. The results indicate that medically compromised children may have problems accessing dental care and expertise. A system of integrated medical and specialised dental care is suggested. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Evaluates the association of nausea reduction after the postoperative period to application of cricoid pressure during induction of anesthesia. Standardization of the peri-operative anesthetic technique; Difference of the result after administration of cricoid; Irrelevance of cricoid pressure application to alteration of post operative nausea or vomiting.

An abstract of the article "The accuracy of saline-infusion sonohysterography guided biopsy versus endometrial office biopsy in diagnosing endometrial pathology" by F.A. Khan and colleagues is presented.