id	author	title	date	pages	extension	mime	words	sentences	flesch	summary	cache	txt
cord-030240-c8lank21	McGuckin, Bronagh	Dental Triaging: past, present and future	2020-08-10		.txt	text/plain	1352	74	57	Their role is critical in controlling access for patients to the dental team and whilst they may carry out a basic form of triaging, this may vary significantly between general practices. It has been an eye-opening opportunity to gain an insight into the workings of our frontline dental team and has highlighted the role of effective triaging in management of emergency patients across the country. Formal training could be implemented for all members of the dental team which would cover a range of topics including: assessing and interpreting symptoms, assigning urgency to clinical need, management of diary pressures and patient expectations, and providing simple practical telephone advice regarding oral hygiene and analgesia. While this has been a testing time for the profession, it has provided us with an invaluable opportunity to reflect on current practices allowing us to make significant improvements so that when we return to routine dentistry, both patients and the wider dental team will benefit from streamlined services.	./cache/cord-030240-c8lank21.txt	./txt/cord-030240-c8lank21.txt