Cochrane systematic reviews in orthodontics: trends across updates.

Background: Systematic reviews (SR) are regularly updated to reflect new evidence. However, updates are time-consuming and costly, and therefore should ideally be informed by new high-quality research. The purpose of this study is to assess trends in the quantity, quality, and recency of evidence intervening updates of orthodontic SR.

Gender representation amongst orthodontic editorial boards: trends over time.

Objective: To assess trends in gender representation within editorial boards of European and North American orthodontic journals from 2000 to 2023.

Materials And Methods: Retrospective cross-sectional study of editorial boards of orthodontic journals. The first issue of volumes of identified journals from the years 2000, 2010 and 2023 were investigated to demonstrate trends over time.

Gender representation amongst editorials boards in United Kingdom surgical specialty journals.

Females remain under-represented in surgery in the United Kingdom and around the globe. Gender representation on journal editorial boards is one of the key metrics of gender representation within academic surgery. The aim of this study was to quantify gender representation within the editorial leadership of journals affiliated with UK surgical specialties.

21 century gender trends of authorship in the British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.

Despite forming the majority in undergraduate medicine and dentistry programmes, females remain under-represented in all surgical specialties, including oral and maxillofacial surgery (OMFS). Efforts are ongoing to promote female uptake in surgery. Research output is a key metric in measuring leadership and academic advancement within a specialty.

How to appraise the literature: basic principles for the busy clinician - part 2: systematic reviews and meta-analyses.

With the increasing numbers of primary research papers being published in dentistry and healthcare in general, it is almost impossible for busy clinicians to keep up with the literature. Reviews summarising the outcomes of trials can therefore be a considerably efficient tool for obtaining the relevant information about what works and what does not. To this end, systematic reviews are critical in summarising the best available evidence and providing an indication of its strength.

How to appraise the literature: basic principles for the busy clinician - part 1: randomised controlled trials.

Critical appraisal is the process of carefully, judiciously and systematically examining research to adjudicate its trustworthiness and its value and relevance in clinical practice. The first part of this two-part series will discuss the principles of critically appraising randomised controlled trials. The second part will discuss the principles of critically appraising systematic reviews and meta-analyses.

Validation of a post operative complication risk prediction algorithm in a non-head and neck squamous cell carcinoma cohort.

Risk-adjusted algorithms in surgical audit attempt to adjust for patient case mix and complexity in order that published outcomes fairly reflect surgical performance and quality of care. Such risk-adjustment models have applied to head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). We test one algorithm, currently embedded in the oncology and reconstruction dataset within the Quality and Outcomes in Oral and Maxillofacial (QOMS) Audit, which is an artificial neural network, for its predictive accuracy on a surgical cohort receiving curative surgery for non-HNSCC pathology.

Gender representation within editorial leadership positions of oral and maxillofacial journals.

Females are under-represented in surgery, and in leadership roles within academia. The Royal College of Surgeons of England and British Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (BAOMS) have both initiated programmes that aim to promote equality, diversity, and inclusion in gender representation. This article quantifies the gender representation among editorial boards of oral and maxillofacial journals, and further reinforces the fact that more work is needed to promote gender parity.

Referrals to Urgent Dental Centres During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Multi-Site Analysis Research Project.

Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic enforced the cessation of routine dentistry and the creation of local urgent dental care systems in the UK. General dental practices are obligated by NHS guidance to remain open and provide remote consultation and referral where appropriate to patients having pain or problems.

Aims: To compare two urgent dental centres with different triage and referral systems with regard to quality and appropriateness of referrals, and patient management outcomes.