Oral and maxillofacial surgery
Key overarching resources
The resources below are relevant across most or all of the areas and metrics listed on this page.
Sentinel top decile metrics
| Metric/recommendation | Performance measure (top decile or national standard) |
|---|---|
| Percentage of oral and oral and maxillofacial procedures performed by an oral and maxillofacial surgeon | n/a (note 2019 avg 34.2%) |
| Ratio of first to follow-up outpatient appointments following surgery | n/a (note 2019 avg 0.4) |
| Ratio of first to follow-up outpatient appointments with no procedures | n/a (note 2019 avg 1.1) |
| Average length of stay for elective major head and neck cancer surgery with flap reconstruction | 11.4 |
| Average length of stay for elective major head and neck cancer surgery without flap reconstruction | 3.0 |
| BADS – Head and Neck – Day case rates | 95.4% |
| Outpatient procedure rate for removal of lesion procedures from skin of the head and neck region | 91.3% |
| Daycase rate for fractured mandible surgery | 52.9% |
| Daycase rate for surgery for fractured zygomatic complex of bones | 85% |
| Daycase rate for surgery for orbital trauma | 50% |
| Outpatient procedure rate for tooth surgery | 70% |
| Outpatient procedure rate for wisdom tooth surgery | 50% |
| Return for another dental procedure in 1 year following tooth surgery | 3.6% |
| Return for another dental procedure in 1 year following wisdom tooth surgery | 1.6% |