Clinical Guidelines — Royal College of Surgeons Menu Search Close Site Search Site Search Go Patient Care Having Surgery Recovering from Surgery Cosmetic Surgery Surgical Staff & Regulation Patient & Public Involvement Donate to Surgery Careers in Surgery Careers Support Membership Students Trainees Surgeons Women in Surgery International Surgeons Outreach The surgical care team Library & Publications Bulletin Annals FDJ Library Library Catalogue Library Blog RCS Publications Education & Exams Exams Courses For Regional and International Centres Work with our Team Accreditation Standards & Research Commission on the Future of Surgery Good Surgical Practice Standards & Guidance Support for Surgeons & Services Research Dental Faculties Faculty of Dental Surgery (FDS) Oral and Dental Research Careers in Dental Surgery Publications & Guidelines FGDP (UK) News & Events News Events Blogs Media Centre Podcast Museums & Archives Hunterian Museum Museum of Anatomy and Pathology Museum and Archive Policies Archives About the RCS COVID-19 Contact the RCS Membership Donate Register Log in Account login Username Password Show password Reset Password Nav Login Please enter both an email address and a password. Account login Email Password Show/Hide Password Show password Hide password Reset Password Need to reset your password? Enter the email address which you used to register on this site (or your membership/contact number) and we'll email you a link to reset it. You must complete the process within 2hrs of receiving the link. Password Reset Email We've sent you an email An email has been sent to Simply follow the link provided in the email to reset your password. If you can't find the email please check your junk or spam folder and add no-reply@rcseng.ac.uk to your address book. About the RCS COVID-19 Contact the RCS Membership Donate Register Site Search Search Patient Care Careers in Surgery Library & Publications Education & Exams Standards & Research Dental Faculties News & Events Museums & Archives Having Surgery Recovering from Surgery Cosmetic Surgery Surgical Staff & Regulation Patient & Public Involvement Donate to Surgery Careers Support Membership Students Trainees Surgeons Women in Surgery International Surgeons Outreach The surgical care team Bulletin Annals FDJ Library Library Catalogue Library Blog RCS Publications Exams Courses For Regional and International Centres Work with our Team Accreditation Commission on the Future of Surgery Good Surgical Practice Standards & Guidance Support for Surgeons & Services Research Faculty of Dental Surgery (FDS) FGDP (UK) News Events Blogs Media Centre Podcast Hunterian Museum Museum of Anatomy and Pathology Archives More Clinical Guidelines The following documents have been produced by the Faculty's Clinical Standards Committee. Guidelines produced by individual specialty societies which the Committee has subsequently endorsed are available below. Current guidelines Publication year Title 2020 Antimicrobial Prescribing in Dentistry: Good Practice Guidelines, 3rd Edition edited by Nikolaus O Palmer, produced jointly by FDS and FGDP 2020 Guidelines for Periradicular Surgery by A.Qualtrough, A.Alani, S.Bandheri, D.Mehta. Y.Ng, A.Saksena, P.Tomson, created in colloboration with the British Endodontic Society 2019 Guidance on the standards of care for NHS-funded dental implant treatment by U.Dabar, S.Shahdad, M.Ashley et al, created in collaboration with RD-UK (Update of the 1997 Guideline, previously updated in the 2012 Guidelines for Selecting Appropriate Patients to Receive Treatment with Dental Implants: Priorities for the NHS produced by A.Alani, K.Bishop, S.Djemal et al) 2018 The Oral Management of Oncology Patients Requiring Radiotherapy, Chemotherapy and/or Bone Marrow Transplantation by N.Kumar, A.Brooke, M.Burke et al, created in association with the British Society for Disability and Oral Health (Update of the 1997 Guideline initially produced by J.Shaw, N.Kumar, M.Duggal et al and subsequently updated in 2004 and 2012) 2016 Management of Unerupted Maxillary Incisors by O.Yaqoob, J.O'Neill, S.Patel et al (Update of 1997 Guideline written by D.Burden, C.Harper, L.Mitchell et al, previously updated in 2010 by O.Yaqoob, J.O'Neill, T.Gregg et al) 2016 Management of the Palatally Ectopic Maxillary Canine by J.Husain, D.Burden and P.McSherry (Update of 1997 Guideline written by D.Burden, C.Harper, L.Mitchell et al) 2014 A Guideline for the Extraction of First Permanent Molars in Children by M.Cobourne, A.Williams & M.Harrison (update of the 2004 guideline by M.Cobourne, A.Williams & R.McMullan, previously updated in 2009) 2013 Temporomandibular Disorders (TMDs): an update and management guidance for primary care from the UK Specialist Interest Group in Orofacial Pain and TMDs (USOT) by J.Durham, V.Aggarwal, S.Davies et al 2013 Diagnosis, Prevention and Management of Dental Erosion by E.O'Sullivan, S.Barry, A.Milosevic et al (update of the 2007 guideline by E.O'Sullivan and A.Milosevic) 2012 Guidelines for Surgical Endodontics 2012 by G.Evans, K.Bishop and T.Renton (Update of the 2001 Guideline by W.Saunders) This document is currently being reviewed. 2012 Clinical Guidelines and Integrated Care Pathways for the Oral Health Care of People with Learning Disabilities 2012 by numerous contributors (Update of the 2001 Guideline) Archived Guidelines These guidelines are presented for historical and reference purposes. Publication year Title 2012 Guidelines for Selecting Appropriate Patients to Receive Treatment with Dental Implants: Priorities for the NHS by A.Alani, K.Bishop, S.Djemal et al (Update of the 1997 Guideline) 2008 Consent and The Use Of Physical Intervention In The Dental Care Of Children by J.Nunn, M.Foster, S.Master et al A more up-to-date version is available on the BSPD website. 2008 Guideline for the Use of General Anaesthesia (GA) in Paediatric Dentistry by C.Davies, M Harrison and G.Roberts This has been partically superseded by Guidelines For The Management Of Children Referred For Dental Extraction Under General Anaesthesia (August 2011) available on the BSPD website. 2006 Pulp Therapy for Primary Molars by H.D.Rodd, P.J.Waterhouse, A.B.Fuks et al 2006 Extraction Of Primary Teeth - Balance And Compensation by Faculty Working Party (2001 guideline, reviewed 2006, unchanged) 2004 Treatment of Intrinsic Discoloration in Permanent Anterior Teeth in Children and Adolescents (2004 revision) by A.Wray & R.Welbury (update of 2000 guideline) A more up-to-date version is available on the BSPD website. 2004 The Management of Patients with Third Molar Teeth by Faculty Working Party (1997 guideline, reviewed 2004, unchanged, now currently under review once more) 2002 Managing Anxious Children: the Use of Conscious Sedation in Paediatric Dentistry by M.T.Hosey 2002 Non-Pharmalogical Behaviour Management by B.Chadwick A more up-to-date version is available on the BSPD website. 2001 Restorative Dentistry: Index of Treatment Need - Complexity Assessment 1999 Paediatric Dentistry UK: National Clinical Guidelines and Policy Documents 1999 - Part A 1999 Paediatric Dentistry UK: National Clinical Guidelines and Policy Documents 1999 - Part C Contains the following: ‘Paediatric Dentistry Clinical Guidelines’ - RCS Approved (i.e. multidisciplinary FDS of the Royal College of Surgeons of England approved guidelines already published in International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry ‘Treatment of Avulsed Permanent Teeth in Children’ (revised 2004, see above) ‘Treatment of Traumatically Intruded Permanent Incisor Teeth in Children’ (revised 2004, and 2009, a more up-to-date version is now available on the BSPD website.) ‘Continuing Oral Care - Review and Recall’ (reviewed 2004 - see above) 1997 National Clinical Guidelines 1997 by B.Avery, J.S.Brown, J.L.B.Carter, A.M.Corrigan, R.Haskell, P.J.Leopard, J.L.Williams, R.A.Loukota, J.Lowry, J.McManners, D.Mitchell, J.Pedlar, D.Shepherd, G.Taylor, N.Whear, J.K.Williams & S.F.Worrall This document contains clinical guidelines for five of the dental specialties as follows: Oral and maxillofacial surgery Orthodontics Management of the Palatally Ectopic Maxillary Canine (new version 2010 above) Management of Unerupted Maxillary Incisors (new version 2010 above) Paediatric dentistry Prevention of Dental Caries in Children (reviewed 2004, and then superseded in July 2007 by SIGN Publication No. 47 entitled Preventing Dental Caries in Children at High Caries Risk - Targeted prevention of dental caries in the permanent teeth of 6-16 year olds presenting for dental care.) superseded by sign 138 titled Dental interventions to prevent caries in children Treatment of Avulsed Permanent Teeth in Children (reviewed 2004) Treatment of Traumatically Intruded Permanent Incisor Teeth in Children (reviewed 2004 and then superseded in October 2009 by a revised version available above) Continuing Oral Care - Review and Recall (reviewed 2001 , and then superseded in October 2004) Restorative dentistry Screening of Patients to Detect Periodontal Diseases Guidelines for Selecting Appropriate Patients to Receive Treatment with Dental - Implants: Priorities for the NHS (superseded in October 2012 by a revised version, available above) Restorative Indications for Porcelain Veneer Restorations (currently under review) Dental public health Turning Clinical Guidelines into Effective Commissioning Management of Patients with Impacted Third Molar Teeth (reviewed 2004, currently under review once more) Management of Pericoronitis (reviewed 2004) Management and Prevention of Dry Socket (reviewed 2004) Management of Unilateral Fractures of the Condyle (reviewed 2000) Recommended Guidelines from the Specialty Societies The above guidelines have all been produced under the auspices of the Faculty's Clinical Standards Committee with full input from, and consultation with, each of the individual dental specialties on that Committee. The Faculty also approves individual specialty-specific guidelines produced by the specialty societies. The British Society of Periodontology's Guidance on the Basic Periodontal Examination (PDF) The British Society for Restorative Dentistry's Guidance on Crowns, Fixed Bridges and Dental Implants (PDF) RD-UK (Restorative Dentistry UK)'s Guidance on Predicting and managing oral and dental complications of surgical and non-surgical treatment for head and neck cancer (PDF) Also recommended Endorsed by all four of the Royal Surgical Colleges, the new 2014 edition of Good Surgical Practice is recommended to all surgeons. Guidelines For The Prevention Of Endocarditis: Report Of The Working Party Of The British Society For Antimicrobial Chemotherapy: published in April 2006, this document is the result of a wide ranging consultation process and is, as far as possible, evidence based. In addition the Faculty of Dental Surgery is making available for download a Patient Information Sheet approved by the BSAC working party. Related guidelines The Faculty of General Dental Practice publishes its own guidelines. Clinical audit The Clinical Effectiveness Committee has also produced a document which deals with the process of audit itself. 'Methodologies for Clinical Audit in Dentistry' is designed to encourage and improve the audit process at local level. By focusing on particular cases, it looks at how the audit process has led to improvements in services and better patient care, and it is hoped that others will be stimulated to carry out their own audit programmes. Dr Jacqueline Dutchak, director of the National Collaborating Centre for Acute Care, gave a presentation in January 2004 on the 'Development of Clinical Practice Guidelines for the NHS' Share this page: Share Text share tweet Recipient Email email Print this page Link Link Dental Faculties Faculty of Dental Surgery (FDS) Publications & Guidelines Clinical Guidelines Apply for course accreditation Go to top Connect with RCS Twitter Facebook Google Plus LinkedIn YouTube © 2020 The Royal College of Surgeons of England 35-43 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3PE Tel: +44 (0)20 7405 3474 Registered Charity no: 212808 VAT no: 668198970 Terms and Conditions | Privacy Policy| Acceptable Use Policy | Cookies Policy | Data Subject Access Request Form | Vacancies
