title: Oral and maxillofacial surgery "presentation hot spots" in the United Kingdom over the last decade from the BAOMS annual meetings.
abstract: The annual scientific meeting of the British Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (BAOMS) is primarily a national meeting with a minor international contribution (3%). In the 10 years between 2002 and 2011 there were 1639 oral and poster presentations, and there was a significant increase in the total number of presentations (93-313, p<0.001). There have also been substantial increases in the proportion of poster (36-80%, p=0.005) and clinical presentations (88-94%, p=0.02). The 10 most productive units contributed roughly half of all UK presentations, whilst the top 5 deaneries contributed 61%. The trends in output by the most productive units are noted and the total output of units and deaneries within the United Kingdom (UK) is shown on a colour map. The information will be of value to trainees when considering the merits of a training unit and region.
authors.affiliation: University Hospitals of Leicester, Leicester LE1 5WW, United Kingdom. chrisavery@doctors.org.uk
authors.forename: C M E
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Avery
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Clifford
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Collier
authors.forename: C P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Neal
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Brennan
mesh_terms: D003226:Congresses as Topic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D018865:Dental Research / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D057175:Posters as Topic; D011642:Publications / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012953:Societies, Dental; D013515:Surgery, Oral / Q000193:education / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006113:United Kingdom