BAOMS Home Patients The Patient's Journey The Patient's Journey The assessment and treatment of oral and maxillofacial conditions can be complex and, at times, confusing for patients. Use the links below to obtain more information about how your treatment is planned, and who you are likely to encounter during this process. Having an operation? Your Patient Journey The official information leaflet from the Royal College of Surgeons outlining the process which takes place during treatment ... Read more Who's Who in the surgical team Information from the Royal College of Surgeons on the grades and responsiblities of medical and nursing staff in surgical units ... Read more What constitutes good Surgical Practice Information about what constitutes good practice for a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons ... Read more What you can expect from the NHS This defines what you can expect from the NHS and what the NHS can expect from you ... Read more Things to consider before having surgery Information about what you can expect when you go into hospital for an operation ... Read more BAOMS recommends maxfacts, please visit Maxfacts began as a collaboration between a maxillofacial surgeon and a patient who happened to be a scientist ... Read more National Head And Neck Cancer Audit (HANA) Clinical audits can provide an excellent way of improving the patient experience ... Read more Head and Neck Cancer Patient Journey A typical journey for someone diagnosed with Head and Neck Cancer in the United Kingdom: View on You Tube - narrated and developed by Sat Parmar. Copyright Sat Parmar 2019 Cancer drop-in Support Groups Maxillofacial Skin Cancer Support Group: no referral needed, just turn up ... Download poster FOR PATIENTS What is Oral & Maxillofacial SurgeryFind a SurgeonI think I may have...?I think I may need this operation?The Patient's JourneyIlankovan About Face FundQOMS – Quality Outcomes in Oral and Maxillofacial SurgeryQOMS Audit registriesQOMS Condition- and Procedure-specific registriesQOMS Secondary ResearchQOMS Patient information leafletsGlossary WHAT IS ORAL & MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY Oral & Maxillofacial (OMF) Surgeons specialise in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases affecting the mouth, jaws, face and neck. Find out more here. WHAT IS ORAL & MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY THE PATIENT'S JOURNEY The assessment and treatment of oral and maxillofacial conditions can be complex and, at times, confusing for patients. Find more information about your treatment here. THE PATIENT'S JOURNEY I THINK I MAY HAVE...? In this section you can browse and find the various common symptoms and conditions that the maxillofacial surgeons manage. I THINK I MAY HAVE...? I THINK I MAY NEED THIS OPERATION? Your Surgeon may have recommended a particular procedure for you. Use this section as a guide to search for the procedure you may need. I THINK I MAY NEED THIS OPERATION? SUPPORT GROUPS SUPPORT GROUPS FIND AN OMF SURGEON Use this search facility to find a fellow of the British Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. FIND AN OMF SURGEON Sponsors and partners