Table 2 Patients with oral medicine diagnoses seen within OMFS units (South West England and South East Wales)

From: Oral medicine in regional oral and maxillofacial surgery units: a five-year review

Location (regional centre)

Total patients

Oral medicine patients

Local oral medicine activity

Regional oral medicine activity

South West England

37%

Bath

753

192

25%

Plymouth

1,350

636

47%

Taunton

400

113

28%

Torbay

421

158

38%

Truro

1,654

608

37%

South East Wales

45%

Merthyr Tydfil

897

431

48%

Newport

1,271

537

42%

Totals

6,746

2,675

Overall oral medicine activity: 40%