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Dr. Suraj Shah

Dr. Suraj Shah

Bradford Teaching Hospitals

Dr. Suraj Shah is an award-winning dental professional, graduating in 2023 with the prestigious University of London Gold Medal Viva. He has gained valuable experience in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Bradford Teaching Hospitals and currently trains at East Surrey Hospital, with exposure to paediatrics, orthodontics, special care dentistry, and oral surgery. With upcoming DCT3 training in Oral Medicine and Radiology at Leeds Dental Institute, Dr. Shah is passionate about orthodontics and committed to advancing quality improvement in patient care.

United Kingdom

Abstracts

2026

Improving post-operative care instructions for orthognathic surgery patients: A quality improvement project

Background: Clear, standardised post-operative instructions are important following orthognathic surgery to support patient recovery. At Bradford Teaching Hospitals, no standardised written instructions were routinely provided at discharge.

Aim: To assess the quality of post-operative advice documented in orthognathic surgery discharge summaries, identify gaps, and implement standardised, orthognathic-specific instructions.

Methods: A baseline audit of 16 orthognathic procedures between September and December 2024 assessed documentation of diet, analgesia, oral hygiene, bleeding, swelling, altered sensation and Hilotherm use. A standardised discharge template was developed and disseminated to trainees. A second cycle of 15 discharge summaries was subsequently reviewed between June and August 2025.

Results: In Cycle 1, documentation was 100% for diet, 93.75% for analgesia, 81.25% for oral hygiene, 31.25% for bleeding and 12.5% for swelling. Altered sensation and Hilotherm advice were absent. Cycle 2 demonstrated 100% compliance for diet, analgesia, oral hygiene and bleeding, with 66.7% for swelling, 66.7% for altered sensation and 53.3% for Hilotherm advice.

Conclusion: A standardised discharge template substantially improved how comprehensive post-operative advice was and it is recommended that other hospitals have these. Further work should address barriers to template uptake and aim for 100% compliance across all instruction categories.