The initiation of an outreach Service for Oromaxillofacial Prosthetics in PMSI Institute of Oncology.

Abstract

The scope of the project was starting a new Service of Oromaxillofacial Prosthetics for care in the PMSI Institute of Oncology. A health care team for rehabilitation and reconstruction of Head and Neck cancer consists of specialists cooperating in a team. The success of the project was stated at the beginning by the following metrics and resulted in two years time into a prosthetic team which is formed by qualifi ed professionals. The medical and dental professionals of the PMSI Institute of Oncology have performed, in a short period of time, a magnifi cent task to understand and learn the modern multidisciplinary treatment concept for rehabilitation and the need of care for patients with mutilated faces. Continuous improvement of cure and care is one of the following tasks to help these patients in an effi cient way.