Updated Guidance Available To Support Management Of Patients Presenting With Acute Dental Problems
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Updated guidance is now available to help pharmacists and other healthcare professionals support patients presenting with acute dental problems. Published by the Scottish Dental Clinical Effectiveness Programme (SDCEP), it includes decision-support flowcharts and an interactive toolkit to help identify immediate care needs and determine the appropriate urgency and provider of subsequent care.
Updated guidance is available for use by healthcare professionals, including pharmacists, to support the management of patients presenting with an acute dental problem. The guidance has been published by the Scottish Dental Clinical Effectiveness Programme (SDCEP; part of Public Services Delivery Scotland), which develops practical, evidence-based guidance for healthcare professionals in the UK.
The updated Management of Acute Dental Problems guidance includes decision support flowcharts to help users identify any immediate advice or attention required and determine the appropriate urgency and provider of subsequent care. A decision support toolkit based on the guidance is also now available via NHS Scotland’s Right Decision Service, providing accessible, interactive versions of the guidance pathways.
For more information and to access the guidance and decision support toolkit, visit the SDCEP Management of Acute Dental Problems website.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
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Pharmacists can use the updated Management of Acute Dental Problems guidance and its decision-support flowcharts. These help identify whether the patient requires immediate advice or attention and determine the urgency and appropriate provider of subsequent care.
Source: Scottish Dental Clinical Effectiveness Programme (https://www.acutedentalproblems.sdcep.org.uk/)
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The guidance includes decision-support flowcharts designed to help healthcare professionals identify immediate care requirements, assess urgency and determine who should provide the patient’s subsequent care.
Source: Scottish Dental Clinical Effectiveness Programme (https://www.acutedentalproblems.sdcep.org.uk/)
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Yes. An interactive decision-support toolkit based on the updated guidance is available through NHS Scotland’s Right Decision Service. It provides accessible, interactive versions of the guidance pathways.
Source: Scottish Dental Clinical Effectiveness Programme (https://www.acutedentalproblems.sdcep.org.uk/)
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The guidance was published by the Scottish Dental Clinical Effectiveness Programme, which is part of Public Services Delivery Scotland and develops practical, evidence-based guidance for healthcare professionals in the UK.
Source: Scottish Dental Clinical Effectiveness Programme (https://www.acutedentalproblems.sdcep.org.uk/)
