title: Update on guidelines for selecting appropriate patients to receive treatment with dental implants: priorities for the NHS--the position after 15 years.
abstract: In 1997 the Faculty of Dental Surgery (Royal College of Surgeons, England) as part of a wider publication produced guidance on prioritisation for the selection of patients to receive treatment with dental implants within the NHS in the UK (http://www.rcseng.ac.uk/fds/publications-clinical-guidelines/clinical_guidelines/index.html). This update considers eight main groups who may benefit from treatment with osseointegrated implants. Where patients are being considered for implant-based rehabilitation, treatment plans must be weighed up against the risks, benefits and outcomes outlined in evidence-based research.
authors.affiliation: Department of Restorative Dentistry, Kings College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London, SE5 9RS.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alani
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Dental Surgery, The Royal College of Surgeons of England, 35-43 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, WC2A 3PE.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bishop
authors.affiliation: King's College London Dental Institute, Denmark Hill, London, SE5 9RS.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Renton
authors.affiliation: King's College NHS Foundation Trust, London, SE5 9RW.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Djemal
mesh_terms: D015921:Dental Implants / Q000592:standards*; D055094:Evidence-Based Dentistry / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013218:State Dentistry / Q000592:standards*; D013222:State Medicine / Q000592:standards*; D006113:United Kingdom
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants