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Dr. Sara Massraf

Dr. Sara Massraf

The Great Western Hospital

Dr. Sara Massraf is a Dental Core Trainee (DCT 2) working at the Great Western Hospital in Oral and Maxillofacial surgery and Oral Surgery. She graduated with Honours from Sheffield Dental School in 2022. She has previously worked as a General Dental Practitioner in Manchester and as a DCT1 in Paediatric and Restorative Dentistry at Bristol Dental Hospital. She is motivated, keen to learn and expand her knowledge.

United Kingdom

Abstracts

2025

Observational retrospective analysis of the emergency oral and maxillofacial walk in service at the great western hospital comparing October 2023 vs October 2024

Since the Covid-19 pandemic, the Southwest of England has universally struggled for access to NHS dental primary care. The patient demographic in Swindon has found primary dental services have shifted to private provision, resulting in increased presentations to the emergency walk-in service. The emergency dental service at Great Western Hospital provides an assessment and treatment service through appropriate triage. The aim of this observational study was to compare patient demographics, presentations, and information on their access to NHS dental services in October 2023 compared to October 2024 and if there is any correlation to the changes in primary NHS dental services.

For this study, data was retrospectively collected from the online notes of patients who attended the clinic in October 2023 and 2024, using a standardized data collection form. The data recorded included reason for attendance, patient age, patient gender, if noted whether the patient had their own dentist, treatment provided, and who referred the patient to the department. The findings provide data corresponding to NHS primary care provision change and should be used to raise awareness at a local level in order to initiate change.