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The South Wales Peer Review Group: A Case Study in Collaboration Part 1 Nizar Mhani Peter Fowler Benjamin Lewis Carlen Chandler Aman Ulhaq Christine Smith Julie Williams Upen Vithlani Dental Update 2024 13:3, 707-709.
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NizarMhani
BSc, BDS, MScD MFDS, MOrth FDS Orth, MPhil
Consultant, Honorary Lecturer and Founder of SWPRG, Royal Gwent Hospital, Nevill Hall Hospital
In this two-part article a novel case study is presented of how peer group collaboration, facilitated through digital technology, can be used to aid and facilitate the development of strategies for overcoming work-based challenges. Part 1 illustrates the importance of peer review in dentistry, introduces the inception of the South Wales Peer Review Group and explores the process of assembling the team of collaborators.
Part 2 explains how the various considerations were assessed, how the collaborative ideas evolved and what outcomes were agreed.
CPD/Clinical Relevance: During the COVID-19 pandemic, new strategies and protocols need to be developed to adhere to emerging and changing guidelines. The process of peer group collaboration is important for shaping the new service beyond the pandemic.
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With the backdrop of a global health crisis, dentistry faces challenges the likes of which many in the profession will never have experienced. Protocols, policies and guidelines, which were long established and adhered to, became instantly deficient in the midst of a pandemic few experts fully understand.
With a plethora of guidelines and documents circulating on an almost weekly basis, orthodontists would be forgiven for feeling lost and uncertain about the future and the best way to proceed. As we start to see the social and public service restrictions begin to be eased, orthodontists are trying to position themselves to be ready for the first phase of de-escalation. With services suspended for 3 months, or at least significantly limited, the resumption of clinical activity will require major adjustments to ensure clinics are run in line with the most current healthcare guidance and wider policies, such as social distancing, enhanced infection control measures and new protective equipment requirements.
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