A Developed Specialty
Techniques developed to treat personnel during two world wars fed into mainstream medicine. The demand led by increasing motor accidents, changing lifestyle activities and healthcare becoming widely available.
The British Association of Oral Surgeons was created in 1962, to bring specialists together. This became The British Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons in 1985, as complex medical and dental treatments merged.
BAOMS led the drive for specialists to be qualified in both fields, a mandatory requirement by 1989. With the addition of further surgical skills, oral & maxillofacial surgery became the ninth national specialty field in 1994.
This recent time frame created an area of medicine which looks to the future, is technically advanced and led by patient needs. The requirement for rounded care was highlighted by NHS maxillofacial studies and international research.
An Holistic View
Whilst BAOMS, leading UK surgeons and international input have brought notable advances to the field, one ethical need still stands out.
Treatment in the facial area almost always has a multi faceted impact, on health, function, or appearance. The complexity of outcome should be understood and treatment planned with all the patient’s requirements in mind.
Modern imaging helps with diagnosis, skills ranging from microvascular surgery to jaw realignment help with treatment. All vital, yet in a sense secondary.
The core ethos for facial surgery is to treat the whole patient, their health, their body, their life. This is an approach we strongly believe in, for the most effective results and a better life going forward.
