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Following the upheaval of COVID-19, is it time to redefine review appointments in oral surgery?

BDJ In Practice volume 37, pages 470–471 (2024)Cite this article

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By Shalina Thomson, GDP, and Samuel Appiah-Anane, Specialist Oral Surgeon and Barrister

  • Assessing the utility of virtual appointments for low-risk, medically fit patients

  • In the case of the medically fit patient at low risk of complications, is a virtual review indicated?

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    Shalina Thomson

  2. Specialist Oral Surgeon and Barrister, Liverpool, United Kingdom

    Samuel Appiah-Anane

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Thomson, S., Appiah-Anane, S. Following the upheaval of COVID-19, is it time to redefine review appointments in oral surgery?. BDJ In Pract 37, 470–471 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41404-024-2949-6

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