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

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Last updated: 27 Apr 2025

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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.

DOI

10.21608/omx.2025.322883.1266

Keywords

Oral and maxillofacial surgery, Establishment, surgical services, Tanzania

Authors

First Name

Karpal

Last Name

Sohal

MiddleName

Singh

Affiliation

Oral Health Services, Muhimbili National Hospital, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Email

karpal@live.com

City

Dar es Salaam

Orcid

0000-0001-9456-981X

First Name

Shaban

Last Name

Shaban

MiddleName

D

Affiliation

Oral Health Services, Muhimbili National Hospital Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Email

shaban_dd@yahoo.co.uk

City

Dar es Salaam

Orcid

-

First Name

William

Last Name

Sianga

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Oral Health Services, Muhimbili National Hospital Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Email

siangawilliam2@gmail.com

City

Dar es Salaam

Orcid

-

First Name

Elison

Last Name

Simon

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Email

esmjema@yahooo.com

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-

Orcid

-

First Name

Uchenna

Last Name

Okechi

MiddleName

C

Affiliation

University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital Abuja, Nigeria

Email

uchenna.okechi@unn.edu.ng

City

Abuja

Orcid

0000-0002-0015-7441

First Name

Dominiscus

Last Name

Kabogo

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Oral Health Services, Muhimbili National Hospital Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Email

domiek85@yahoo.com

City

Dar es Salaam

Orcid

-

First Name

Paulo

Last Name

Laizer

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Email

paulolaizer9@gmail.com

City

Dar es Salaam

Orcid

-

First Name

Peter

Last Name

Urion

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Oral Health Services, Muhimbili National Hospital Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Email

uriopj@gmail.com

City

Dar es Salaam

Orcid

-

First Name

Cecilia

Last Name

Kayombo

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Oral Health Services, Muhimbili National Hospital Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Email

cecywamax@yahoo.com

City

Dar es Salaam

Orcid

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Volume

16

Article Issue

2

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54906

Issue Date

2025-04-01

Receive Date

2024-09-22

Publish Date

2025-04-01

Page Start

73

Page End

77

Print ISSN

2090-097X

Online ISSN

2090-5424

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OMX_Volume 16_Issue 2_Pages 73-77.pdf

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506

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Publication Title

Egyptian Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

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https://omx.journals.ekb.eg/

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

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27 Apr 2025