Applying aviation factors to oral and maxillofacial surgery—the human element.

Leonie Seager; Dave W Smith; Anish Patel; Howard Brunt; Peter A Brennan

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Applying aviation factors to oral and maxillofacial surgery—the human element.

February 1, 2012

Seager L, Smith DW, Patel A, et al. Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2013;51(1):8-13.

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This commentary discusses how crew resource management concepts, briefings, and other human factors-based tactics can be applied to oral and maxillofacial surgery to improve safety.

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