Establishment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgical Services in a Tertiary Health Facility in Tanzania.
Sohal, K., Shaban, S., Sianga, W., Simon, E., Okechi, U., Kabogo, D., Laizer, P., Urion, P., Kayombo, C. (2025). Establishment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgical Services in a Tertiary Health Facility in Tanzania.. EKB Journal Management System, 16(2), 73-77. doi: 10.21608/omx.2025.322883.1266
Karpal Singh Sohal; Shaban D Shaban; William Sianga; Elison Simon; Uchenna C Okechi; Dominiscus Kabogo; Paulo Laizer; Peter Urion; Cecilia Kayombo. "Establishment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgical Services in a Tertiary Health Facility in Tanzania.". EKB Journal Management System, 16, 2, 2025, 73-77. doi: 10.21608/omx.2025.322883.1266
Sohal, K., Shaban, S., Sianga, W., Simon, E., Okechi, U., Kabogo, D., Laizer, P., Urion, P., Kayombo, C. (2025). 'Establishment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgical Services in a Tertiary Health Facility in Tanzania.', EKB Journal Management System, 16(2), pp. 73-77. doi: 10.21608/omx.2025.322883.1266
Sohal, K., Shaban, S., Sianga, W., Simon, E., Okechi, U., Kabogo, D., Laizer, P., Urion, P., Kayombo, C. Establishment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgical Services in a Tertiary Health Facility in Tanzania.. EKB Journal Management System, 2025; 16(2): 73-77. doi: 10.21608/omx.2025.322883.1266

Establishment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgical Services in a Tertiary Health Facility in Tanzania.

Egyptian Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 16, Issue 2, April 2025, Page 73-77  XML PDF (553.52 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/omx.2025.322883.1266
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Authors
Karpal Singh Sohal email orcid 1; Shaban D Shaban2; William Sianga2; Elison Simon3; Uchenna C Okechiorcid 4; Dominiscus Kabogo2; Paulo Laizer5; Peter Urion2; Cecilia Kayombo2
1Oral Health Services, Muhimbili National Hospital, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
2Oral Health Services, Muhimbili National Hospital Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
3Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
4University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital Abuja, Nigeria
5Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Abstract
Objective: Tanzania's burden of oral and maxillofacial conditions significantly increases the demand for surgical services. Therefore, we report establishing sustainable oral and maxillofacial surgical services for delivering high-quality, evidence-based surgeries in a cost-effective, safe, and efficient manner
Methods: In 2021/2022 plans were made to establish oral and maxillofacial surgical services at the Muhimbili National Hospital- Mloganzila, Tanzania. During the preparatory phase of the program, a team of oral and maxillofacial surgeons from the Muhimbili National Hospital-Upanga developed a strategic plan to see through this establishment. During this phase, the team selected patients with orofacial conditions requiring surgical management, operated on them, and followed them up after surgery.
Results: In the preparatory phase, twenty-five patients were surgically managed. The age of patients ranged between 8 and 76 years with a mean age of 33.68 ± 2.83 years and the male-to-female ratio was 2.1:1. Most of the diagnosed cases managed during the preparatory phase were benign lesions/ cysts (n =10, 40.0%) and traumatic conditions (n =8, 32.0%) Ablative surgical procedures were frequently performed (n =12, 48.0%)
Conclusion: This was a successful establishment of oral and maxillofacial surgical services in a new state-of-the-art health facility in Tanzania.
Keywords
Oral and maxillofacial surgery; Establishment; Surgical Services; Tanzania
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