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Working at the interface: lessons from a joined-up approach between oral medicine and paediatric dentistry

British Dental Journal volume 236, pages 261–267 (2024)Cite this article

Abstract

Oral mucosal and other head and neck conditions in children have a variety of presentations. The joint oral medicine and paediatric (JOMP) dental clinic is a specialised unit within a London teaching hospital, developed to manage a wide range of oral conditions with an absolute commitment to a child-centred care approach. The authors present eight cases from the JOMP clinic experience at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation trust, over a nine-year period. Each case is unique in its presentation, diagnosis and bespoke management, tailored to the nuance of each individual patient and their unique position. The eight clinical cases demonstrate the success of the JOMP team in achieving good patient outcomes, in terms of providing accurate diagnoses for their oral conditions and for appropriately tailored management/ treatment. The cases also serve to raise awareness of some of the more unusual oral conditions affecting paediatric patients among our professional colleagues.

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  • Outlines the multidisciplinary nature of the joint oral medicine paediatric clinic care for specialists and speciality trainees.

  • Outlines the role of the joint oral medicine paediatric clinic in the care of paediatric patients.

  • Raises awareness of some of the unusual oral conditions which present in children.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Dental Core Trainee, Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospital, London, UK

    Natalie Liu

  2. Consultant in Paediatric Dentistry, Guy´s and St Thomas´ NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK

    Michelle De Souza

  3. Consultant in Oral Medicine, Guy´s and St Thomas´ NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK; Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Dentistry, Oral and Craniofacial Sciences, Guy´s Campus, King´s College London, UK

    Esther Hullah

  4. Speciality Dentist in Oral Medicine, Guy´s and St Thomas´ NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK

    Piali Das

  5. Honorary Consultant in Oral Medicine, Guy´s and St Thomas´ NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK; Professor of Diagnostic Technologies, Faculty of Dentistry, Oral and Craniofacial Sciences, Guy´s Campus, King´s College London, UK

    Richard Cook

  6. Consultant in Paediatric Dentistry, Guy´s and St Thomas´ NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK; Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Dentistry, Oral and Craniofacial Sciences, King´s College London, UK

    Dania Siddik

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Liu wrote the manuscript. Siddik provided the cases. Siddik and Cook helped with writing up the manuscript, conceived the presented ideas and supervised the project. All authors reviewed the manuscript and approved the final version of the manuscript.

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Liu, N., De Souza, M., Hullah, E. et al. Working at the interface: lessons from a joined-up approach between oral medicine and paediatric dentistry. Br Dent J 236, 261–267 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41415-024-7069-5

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