Palmer Orville, McIver Phillip
Division of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Surgery, Harlem Hospital Center, 506 Lenox Avenue, New York, NY 10037, USA.
Dent Clin North Am. 2008 Jul;52(3):641-51, xi. doi: 10.1016/j.cden.2008.02.009.
Office-based surgery has become a vital component of the practice of oral and maxillofacial surgeons and periodontists. It has enabled these specialties to provide needed service to patients in an outpatient setting, including the option of intravenous sedation. It is the stance of this article to promote professional oversight and quality assurance through accreditation by the Joint Commission to maintain a standard in the delivery of office-based surgical services, thus upholding the integrity of the profession in the clinical setting.
门诊手术已成为口腔颌面外科医生和牙周病医生临床实践的重要组成部分。它使这些专科能够在门诊环境中为患者提供所需的服务，包括静脉镇静选择。本文的立场是通过联合委员会的认证来促进专业监督和质量保证，以维持门诊手术服务的标准，从而在临床环境中维护该专业的完整性。
