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DentalUpdate Acronyms Volume 2 Acronyms and other abbreviations by Dr Daljit Gill and Professor Crispian Scully • March 2014 • Volume 2 Medical MH ASHD BCSH History ArterioSclerotic Heart Disease British Committee for Standards in Haematology FTA Flexible IPCD In Training Adviser Practice Continuing Professional Development ICON DEPPA Outcome and Need Denplan Excel PreViser Patient Assessment Index of Complexity, RCST Regional Committee on Specialist Training QIS NHS Quality Improvement TPR Temperature, Pulse CERK WPBA Work Place Based Assessment TPN Total Parenteral Nutrition and Respiration Clinical Examination and Record Keeping HAART Scotland UTH University Teaching Hospital LTA Long-Term Agreement Acronyms is supported by an education grant from Acronyms is supported by an education grant from FSDFHighly Active Anti-Retroviral Therapy Acronyms Volume 2 Understanding Health Services: Acronyms and other abbreviations Welcome to the updated supplement of Acroynms first published by Dental Update in 2010. Acronyms are a part of life, but they can cause confusion by too much simplification of the full text title to which they refer. The painstaking task of putting together this document has been undertaken by Professor Crispian Scully and Daljit Gill. When Professor Scully suggested this, I envisaged a page or two, but it has become a comprehensive reference text of immense value to all who read dental papers, write letters to patients, indeed, to all members of the dental team. Great thanks are due to Crispian for all his work in putting together this excellent source of information. We would also like to thank Denplan in granting Dental Update an educational grant for this project enabling Dental Update to produce a fine separate supplement to the Journal of reference to all clinicians from all forms of Dentsitry FJ Trevor Burke This series attempts to document alphabetically, some of the acronyms and abbreviations used in dentistry and the health services, for ready reference by busy members of the dental team. This is especially important for internationally qualified members of the team, who often struggle with terminology. The meaning of acronyms can nowadays often be found from Internet search engines such as www.google.com, but such searches may elicit confusing lists, not always relevant to health care. Acronyms (from the Greek; across= extremity, and onyma = word) and initialisms are words formed from the initial letters of a name, or by combining initial letters or parts of a series of words. Acronyms are in widespread use, usually to abbreviate names of organisations, or frequently used terms (Wikipedia). Why else these abbreviations should be used appears to be for convenience, laziness or more dubious reasons such as to convey superiority15 but they are certainly widely used in dentistry17 and health care in general. The use of acronyms however, can be irritating, in dentistry9 as elsewhere (refs) and, more seriously, they can also be the source of significant confusion. For example, BDA can imply British Dental Association or British Diabetic Association, and the acronym NHS has 67 meanings (http://www.acronymfinder.com/Military-and-Government/NHS.html)! A A & W Alive and well A&E Accident and Emergency A&P Anterior and Posterior (repair) A/G Albumin/Globulin ratio A4C Agenda for Change Aa Actinobacillus [Aggregatibacter] actinomycetemcomitans aa Of each AAA Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm AAC Advisory Appointments Committee ABC Antibiotic Cover abdAbdomen ABG Arterial Blood Gases ABPI Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry AC Audit Commission ac Before meals ACAD Ambulatory Care And Diagnostic unit ACC Ambulatory Care Center ACCEA Advisory Committee on Clinical Excellence Awards ACCS Acute Care Common Stem Training ACDA Advisory Committee on Distinction Awards ACDP Advisory Committee on Dangerous Pathogens ACE Angiotensin Converting Enzyme ACEI Angiotensin Converting Enzyme inhibitor ACEVO Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations ACGT Advisory Committee on Generic Testing ACJ AmeloCemental Junction ACO Association of Course Organisers ACRA Advisory Committee on Resource Allocation ACT Additional Costs of Teaching ad lib Freely AD Autosomal Dominant ADA American Dental Association ADAP After Dental Action Plan Acronyms is supported by an education grant from ADEAAmerican Dental Education Association ADEE Association for Dental Education in Europe ADHD Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ADJ AmeloDentinal Junction ADL Activities of Daily Living ADSS Association of Directors of Social Services AED Automated Electronic Defibrillator AF Atrial Fibrillation AFA Association for Facial Aesthetics AFB Acid Fast Bacillus AFO Ankle Foot Orthosis AGMETS Advisory Group on Medical Education Training and Staffing AHF Anti-Haemophiliac Factor AHP Allied Health Profession(al) AHSC Academic Health Science Centre AI Aortic Insufficiency AIDS Acquired Immune Deficiency Acronyms Volume 2 Syndrome A-K Above Knee (amputation) AL Advance Letter ALARA As Low As Reasonable Achievable ALARP As low As Reasonably Possible ALB Arm’s-Length Body albAlbumin A-Level Advanced Level ALI Acute Lung Injury ALK PASE Alkaline Phosphatase ALL Acute Lymphocytic Leukaemia ALS. Advanced Life Support ALT Alanine Transaminase am In the morning AM Assembly Member (Wales) AMA Against Medical Advice ambAmbulation AMI Acute Myocardial Infarction AML Acute Myeloid Leukaemia ANF AntiNuclear Factor Angio Angiology ANK Appointment Not Kept ANS Anterior Nasal Spine ANUG Acute Necrotising Ulcerative Gingivitis AOCB Any Other Competent Business AODM Adult Onset Diabetes Mellitus AP Aggressive Periodontitis APAnteroPosterior AP Apical Pulse APC APC is a gene chromosome 5 APF Acidulated Phosphate Fluoride APTT Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time AR Autosomal Recessive ARC AIDS-Related Complex ARCP Annual Review of Competence Progression ARDS Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome ARF Annual Retention Fee (GDC) / Acute renal failure AROM Active Range Of Motion ART Anti-Retroviral Therapy ART Atraumatic Restorative Technique ARV AIDS RetroVirus AS Aortic Stenosis As Tol As Tolerated ASA Acetyl Salicylic Acid (aspirin) ASA American Society of Anesthesiologists ASB Assisted Spontaneous Breathing ASCT Asylum Seeker Co-ordination Team ASD Atrial Septal Defect ADSL Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line ASHD ArterioSclerotic Heart Disease ASME Association for the Study of Medical Education ASOT AntiStreptolysin O Titre AST ASpartate Transaminase ATC Around The Clock ATN Acute Tubular Necrosis ATS AntiteTanus Serum AUG Acute Ulcerative Gingivitis AV Arteriovenous AVC Additional Voluntary Contribution AWP Assessment of Workforce Priorities B B,m Beta 2 Microglobulin B/F Black Female B/M Black Male BA Bachelor of Arts BADN British Association of Dental Nurses BADT British Association of Dental Therapists BAOMS British Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons BAMM British Association of Medical Managers BASCD British Association for the Study of Community Dentistry BBV Blood Borne Virus Bcc Blind copy BCG. Bacille Calmette Guerin (vaccine against TB) Bch Bachelor of Surgery BChD Bachelor of Dental Surgery BCSH British Committee for Standards in Haematology BDA British Dental Association Acronyms is supported by an education grant from BDA. British Diabetic Association BDAP Before Dental Action Plan BDDG British Doctors and Dentists Group BdentSci Bachelor of Dental Science BDHA British Dental Hygienists Association BDHF British Dental Health Foundation BDJ British Dental Journal BDPMA British Dental Practice Managers Association BDRA British Dental Receptionists Association BDS Bachelor of Dental Surgery BDSc Bachelor of Dental Science BDTA British Dental Trade Association BE Barium Enema Bee Basal energy expenditure bd twice a day BiPAP Bilevel Positive Airway Pressure BIPP Bismuth, Iodoform, Paraffin Paste Bis-GMA Bisphenol A diMethAcrylate biw Twice a week B-K Below Knee (amputation) BLS. Basic Life Support bm Bowel Movement BMA British Medical Association BME Black and Minority Ethnic BMJ British Medical Journal BMMP Benign Mucous Membrane Pemphigoid BMP Bone Morphogenic Protein BMS Burning Mouth Syndrome BMT Bone Marrow Transplantation BNF British National Formulary BOP Bleeding On Probing BOS British Orthodontic Society BP Blood Pressure BPC British Pharmacopoeia BPE Basic Periodontal Examination BPH Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy BPMDE British Postgraduate Medical and Dental Education BPMF British Postgraduate Medical Federation Bps Bits Per Second BRA Bite Raising Appliance BRONJ Bisphosphonate Related Acronyms Volume 2 OsteoNecrosis of Jaw BRP BathRoom Privileges BS Bachelor of Surgery BS Behcet Syndrome BS Blood Sugars BS British Standards BSA. Business Services Agency (of NHS) BSC Business Services Centre (NHS Wales) BSc Bachelor of Science BSDH British Society of Disability and Oral Health BSDHT British Society of Dental Hygiene and Therapy BSRD British Society for Dental Research (now BSODR) BSE Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy BSL Blood Sugar Level BSO Bilateral SalpingoOphorectomy BSODR British Society for Oral and Dental Research BSOM British Society of Oral Medicine BSOMP British Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology BSP BromSulfalein test BSP British Society of Periodontology BSR British Standard Ratio (prothrombin index) BSSO Bilateral Sagital Split Osteotomy BST Basic Specialist Training BST Basic Surgical Training BTP Back To Practice (GBTP – Getting Back to Practice) BUN Blood Urea Nitrogen BWBiteWing BxBiopsy BZP BenZodiazePine C CComplement cWith c/c Completed case c/o Complaining of CACArcinoma Calcium Hydroxide Ca(OH)2 CABG Coronary Artery Bypass Graft CAC Chronic Atrophic Candidosis CAD Coronary Artery Disease CADCAM Computer Assisted Design, Computer Assisted Manufacture CADO Chief Administrative Dental Officer CAH Chronic Active Hepatitis CalCalorie CAL Clinical Attachment Loss CAL Computer Assisted Learning CAMHS Child And Adolescent Mental Health Services CapCapsule CAPD Continued Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis CASP Critical Appraisal Skills Programme CAT Computerised Axial Tomography (scan) CBC Complete Blood Count excluding red cell count CBE Commander of the British Empire CBCT Cone Beam Computed Tomography CBD Case Based Discussion CBT Cognitive Behavioural Therapy cc Carbon copy cc Chief complaint cc Cubic centimeter CCD Charged Coupled Device CCF Congestive Cardiac Failure CCIT Consultant Contract Implementation Team CCPS Certificate of Current Professional Status CCRS. Central Consultant Registration Services CCSC Central Consultants and Specialists Committee CCST Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training CCT Certificate of Completion of Training CCU Coronary Care Unit CD Clinical Director CD Clinical Directorate CD Computer Disk CDDS Council of Deans of Dental Acronyms is supported by an education grant from Schools (see DSC) CDE Continuing Dental Education CDH Congenital Dislocation of Hip CDO Chief Dental Officer CDR Compact Disk Recordable CDROM Compact Disc Read-Only Memory CDRW Compact Disk Read-Write CDS Community Dental Services CDSM Committee on Dental and Surgical Methods CDT Clinical Dental Technician CDU Central Decontamination Unit CE Chief Executive CEA Clinical Excellence Award CEAC Clinical and Excellence Awards Committee (Northern Ireland) CEJ CementoEnamel Junction CEMACH Confidential Enquiry into Maternal And Child Health CEOG Clinical Effectiveness and Outcomes Group CephCephalogram CERK Clinical Examination and Record Keeping CESR Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration CfH. Connecting for Health (NHS IT) CfHSc Centre for Health Sciences (Inverness) CFHIPOV Cleared from Head Injury Point Of View CFSMS. Counter Fraud and Security Management Service (of NHS) CFT Complement Fixation Test CG Clinical Governance CGST NHS Clinical Governance Support Team (now defunct) CGWT Care Group Workforce Teams CHAI Commission for Healthcare Audit and Inspection (previous name for the Healthcare Commission) CHC Community Health Council (now defunct) CHCP Community Health and Care Partnership (Scotland) CHD Coronary Heart Disease CHD Congenital Heart Disease CHF Congestive Heart Failure Acronyms Volume 2 CHI Community Health Index (Scotland) CHI Commission for Health Improvement (Now Healthcare Commission) CHIMP Commission for Health IMProvement CHIQ Centre for Health Information Quality ChM Master of Surgery CHMS Central Health and Miscellaneous Services choCarbohydrate CHP Community Health Partnership (Scotland) CHRE Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence CHxCHlorhexidine CIC Community Interest Company CIMP Clinical Information Management Programme CIO Chief Information Officer CIP Cost Improvement Programme CIS Clinical Information Systems CIT Continuous Improvement Tool CJD Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease CLD Certain Lethal Dose CLIMP CLinical Information Management Programme CLL Chronic Lymphatic Leukaemia CLP Cleft-Lip Palate CLRN Comprehensive Local Research Network CMC Chronic Mucocutaneous Candidosis CMDE Continuing Medical and Dental Education CME Continuing Medical Education CMHT Community Mental Health Team CMI Cell-Mediated Immunity CML Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia CMO Chief Medical Officer CMV Controlled Mechanical (Or Continuous Mandatory) Ventilation CMVCytomegalovirus CNO Chief Nursing Officer CNS Central Nervous System CNST Clinical Negligence Scheme for Trusts CO Complaining Of COAD Chronic Obstructive Airways Disease COCET Committee Of Continuing Education and Training dentistry CoCr Cobalt Chromium COG Clinical Outcomes Group COMARE Committee On Medical Aspects of Radiation in the Environment COMEAP Committee On the Medical Effects of Air Pollutants CONSORT CONsolidated Standards Of Reporting Trials COPD Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease COPDEND Committee Of Postgraduate Dental Deans And Directors COPDEUK Conference Of Postgraduate Dental Education in the UK COREC Central Office for Research Ethics Committees UK COS Chairside Oral Scanning COSHH Control Of Substances Hazardous to Health COSLA Convention Of Scottish Local Authorities CPA Care Programme Approach CPA Clinical Policy Adviser CPC ClinicoPathological Conference CPD Continuing Professional Development CPDA Continuing Professional Development Allowance CPE Continuing Professional Education CPITN Community Periodontal Index of Treatment Need CPK Creatine PhosphoKinase CPM Continued Passive Motion CPME Council for Postgraduate Medical Education CPPIH Commission for Patient and Public Involvement in Health CPR Child Protection Register CPR Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation CPU Central Processing Unit crCreatinine CRB Criminal Records Bureau CRD (NHS) Centre for Research and Acronyms is supported by an education grant from Dissemination CRE Committee for Racial Equality (now EHRC) CREST Calcinosis, Raynaud’s, Esophageal, Scleroderma, Telangiectasia CRF Chronic Renal Failure CRHP Council for the Regulation of Healthcare Professionals CRP C Reactive Protein CRS Care Records Service CRT Conventional RadioTherapy CRST Calcinosis, Raynaud’s, Scleroderma, Telangiectasia CRT Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy/capillary refill time CQC Care Quality Commission CS Conscious Sedation CSA Common Services Agency CSACC Chair of the Committee of SAC Chairs CSAG. Clinical Standards Advisory Group CSCI Commission for Social Care Inspection CSF CerebroSpinal Fluid CSM Committee on the Safety of Medicines CSP Coordinated System for gaining NHS Permission (NIHR) NIHR CSR Comprehensive Spending Review CSSD Central Sterile Supplies Department CST Council for Science and Technology CSV Comma Separated Values (a type of file format) CT Computerised axial Tomography scan CT Care Trust CT Clinical Tutor CTA Clinical Trial Authorisation CTCAE Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events CTI Computer Technology Integration CTO Compulsory Treatment Order CV Curriculum Vitae CVA CerebroVascular Accident Acronyms Volume 2 CVP Central Venous Pressure CVS CardioVascular System CVVHF Continuous Venous-Venous HaemoFiltration CWR Cardiolipin Wasserman Reaction CxCervix CXR Chest X-Ray CystoCystoscopy D D & C Dilatation and Curettage D/cDiscontinue D/O Diet Order D/T Due To DA Diploma in Anaesthetics DAC Dental Access Centre DAHNO DAta for Head and Neck Oncology DASU Day Ambulatory Surgery Unit DAT Drug Action Team dBDecibels DCC Direct Clinical Care DCH Diploma in Child Health DCLG Department for Communities and Local Government DCP Dental Care Professional DCS Dental Complaints Service DCSF Department for Children, Schools and Families DDA. Disability Discrimination Act DDAVPDesmopressin DDD Pacemaker (type of) DDPH Diploma in Dental Public Health DDR Diploma in Dental Radiology DDRB Doctors’ and Dentists’ Remuneration Review Body DDS Diploma in Dental Science/ Dental Defence Services DDU Dental Defence Union DEAC Dental Education Advisory Committee (Dental Deans) DEB Dental Executive Board DEB. Dental Estimates Board (see DPB) DEPPA Denplan Excel PreViser Patient Assessment DEFRA Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs DF1 Dental Foundation 1 DF2 Dental Foundation 2 DFDB Demineralised Freeze-Dried Bone DfES Department for Education and Skills DFP Department of Finance and Personnel (Northern Ireland) DFT Dental Foundation Training DFT Distance From Target DGH District General Hospital DH Department of Health DH Delayed Hypersensitivity DH Dental Health DH Dental Hygienist DH Dermatitis Herpetiformis DHA District Health Authority DHE Dental Health Education DHSS Department of Health and Social Services (now DH) DHSSPS Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety (Northern Ireland) DHSWs Dental Health Support Workers DIC Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation DICOM Digital Imaging and Communication in Medicine DIF Direct ImmunoFluorescence Diff WBC differential DigDigitalis Dip Bact Diploma in Bacteriology Dip in Cons Sed Diploma in Conscious Sedation DIUS Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills DLA Dental Laboratories Association DLE Discoid Lupus Erythematosus DLO Diploma in Laryngology and Otology DM Diabetes Mellitus DMB Departmental Management Board (Department of Health) DMFS Decayed, Missing or Filled Surfaces DMFT Decayed, Missing or Filled Teeth DMRD Diploma in Medical RadioDiagnosis DMS Defence Medical Services Acronyms is supported by an education grant from DMSG Dentistry Modernisation Steering Group DMT Decayed, Missing Teeth DMT Dental Management Team DMT District Medical Team DN Dental Nurse DNA DeoxyriboNucleic Acid DNA Did Not Attend DOA Dead On Arrival DOE Dyspnoea On Exertion DoH Department of Health DOPS Direct Observation of Procedural Skills DOrth Diploma in Orthodontics DPA Dental Practice Advisor DPA Dental Professionals Association DPB Dental Practice Board (now NHS Business Services Authority) DPDS Diploma Postgraduate Dental Studies DPF Dental Practitioners Formulary DPGDPE Director of PostGraduate Dental Practice Education DPH Director of Public Health DPHHP Department for Public Health and Health Professions (Wales) DPI Dots Per Inch (digital photos) Dphil Doctor of Philosophy DPL Dental Protection Limited DPM Diploma in Psychological Medicine DPR Data Protection Registrar DPT Dental Panoramic Tomogram (radiograph) DPT Diptheria, Pertussis, Tetanus (vaccine) DRCOG Diploma of Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists DRD Diploma in Restorative Dentistry DRS Dental Reference Service DS Disseminated Sclerosis DSA Dental Surgery Assistant (now dental nurse) DSA Digital Subtraction Angiography DSASTAB DSA Standards and Training Advisory Board DSC Dental Schools Council DSc Doctor of Science Acronyms Volume 2 DSD. Dental Services Division (of NHS Business Services Authority) DSU Day Surgery Unit DT Delirium Tremens DT Dental Therapist DTA Dental Technicians Association DTC Diagnosis and Treatment Centre DTETAB Dental Technicians Education and Training Advisory Board DTM+H Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene DTP DeskTop Publishing DTR Deep Tendon Reflex Dts Delirium tremens DUB Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding DVT Deep Vein Thrombosis DVT Dental Vocational Training DVTA Dental Vocational Training Authority DWP Department for Work and Pensions DwSIs Dentists with Special Interests DxDiagnosis DXR Deep X-ray Radiation (radiotherapy) E EACA Epsilon AminoCaproic Acid EAGA. Expert Advisory Group on HIV/ AIDS EB Epidermolysis Bullosa EBA EthoxyBenzoic Acid EBD Evidence –Based Dentistry EBDSA. Examining Board for DSA EBH Evidence-Based Healthcare EBL Evidence-Based Learning EBM Evidence-Based Medicine EBP Evidence-Based Practice EBS Emergency Bed Service EBV Epstein-Barr Virus EC European Commission EC European Community ECGElectroCardioGram ECHR European Convention on Human Rights ECJ European Court of Justice ECM External Cardiac Massage ECR Extra-Contractual Referral ECS ExtraCapsular Spread ECT ElectroConvulsive Therapy ED Ectodermal Dysplasia EDH Enrolled Dental Hygienist EDT Enrolled Dental Therapist EDTA Ethylene Diamine TetraAcetate EEA European Economic Area EEGElectroEncephaloGram EENT Eyes, Ears, Nose and Throat EFL External Financing Limit e-GIF (electronic) Government Interoperability Framework EHPF European Health Policy Forum EHR Electronic Health Record EHRC . Equality and Human Rights Commission (formerly CRE) EHRG Equality and Human Rights Group (Department of Health) EKGElectrokardiogram EL Executive Letter EL(s) Executive letter(s) (from the National Health Service Executive) ELISA Enzyme-Linked ImmunoSorbent Assay EM Erythema Multiforme EM Erythema Migrans EMA European Medicines Agency EMAS Employment Medical Advisory Service EMAS European Medical Advisory Service EMEA European Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products or EMG ElectroMyoGraphy EMGElectroMyoGram EMI Extended Matching Items EMQ Extended Matching Questions EMU Early Morning Urine ENT Ear, Nose and Throat EO Employers’ Organisation EOExtra-Oral EOM ExtraOcular Movements EPAP Expiratory Positive Airway Pressure EPO ErythroPOietin EPP Expert Patient Programme EPP Exposure Prone Procedure EPR Electronic Patient Record Acronyms is supported by an education grant from Eps Electronic Prescription Service ER Emergency Room ERCP Endoscopic Retrograde CholangioPancreatography ERDIP Electronic Record Development and Implementation Programme ES Extra Systoles ESA Erythropoietin Stimulating Agents ESR Electronic Staff Record ESR Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate ESRD End Stage Renal Disease ET EndoTracheal ETOH Ethyl alcohol ETP Electronic Transmission of Prescriptions ETP Elective Termination of Pregnancy ETS Emissions Trading Scheme (EU) EU European Union EUTSE European Union Transmissible Spongiform Encephalitis (compliance) EWTD European Working Time Directive EWTR European Working Time Regulations exExercise F F1 Foundation training level 1 (NHS) F2 Foundation training level 2 FB Foreign Body FBC Full Blood Count FBP Full Blood Picture FBS Fasting Blood Sugar FCE Finished Consultant Episode FDP Fibrin Degradation Products FDS Faculty of Dental Surgery FDS Fellow in Dental Surgery FESC Framework for procuring External Support for Commissioners FEV Forced Expiratory Volume FFARCS Fellow in Faculty of Anaesthesia, Royal College of Acronyms Surgeons FFCM Fellow in Faculty of Community Medicine FFD Fellow in Faculty of Dental Surgery of Ireland FFDRCS Fellow of the Faculty of Dental Surgery Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland FFR Fellow in Faculty of Radiology FGDP Faculty of General Dental Practitioners FH Family History FHEA Fellow Higher Education Authority FHS Family Health Services FHSA Family Health Service Advisor FiO2 Fraction of Inspired Oxygen FlexiDENT Database of Postgraduate Dental Education FMP Financial Management Programme FNA Fine Needle Aspiration (biopsy) FNA Fine Needle Aspiration biopsy FNAC Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology FNCB Fine Needle Cutting Biopsy FOI Freedom Of Information F.Orth Fellowship in Orthodontics FPC Family Practitioner Committee FRACDS Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons FRC Forced Residual Capacity FRCGDP Fellow of Royal College of General Dental Practitioners FRCGP Fellow of Royal College of General Practitioners FRCOG Fellow of Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists FRCP Fellow of Royal College of Physicians FRCPath Fellow of Royal College of Pathologists FRCPsych Fellow of Royal College of Psychiatrists FRCS Fellow of Royal College of Surgeons FRS Fellow of the Royal Society FSA Food Standards Agency FSAVC Free Standing Additional Voluntary Contribution FT Foundation Trust Volume 2 FTA Flexible Training Adviser FTA Fluorescent Treponemal Antibody (test) FTI Free Thyroxine Index Ftp File Transfer Protocol FTSTA Fixed-Term Specialty Training Appointment FTTA Fixed Term Training Appointment FUO Fever of Unknown Origin FWS FreeWay Space FxFracture Fy Foundation trainees (year) FYI For Your Information G G6PD Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase GA General Anaesthesia Gamma GT Gamma Glutamyl Transpepidase GBGallBladder GBTP Getting Back To Practice GcGonorrhoea GCSE General Certificate of Secondary Education GCP Good Clinical Practice GDC General Dental Council GDP Tutor General Dental Practitioner Tutor GDP General Dental Practitioner GDPA General Dental Practitioners Association GDS General Dental Services GDSC General Dental Services Committee GFR Glomerular Filtration Rate GFS Grandfather/Father/Son (file rotation backup system) GGT Gamma GlutamylTranspeptidase GI Gingival Index GIGastroIntestinal GIC Glass Ionomer Cement GIT GastroIntestinal Tract gmGram GM Grand Mal GMC General Medical Council GMH General Medical History Acronyms is supported by an education grant from GMP Good Manufacturing Practice GMP General Medical Practitioner GMS General Medical Services GMT Greenwich Mean Time GO Government Office (of the English Regions) GP General Practitioner GPC (BMA) General Practitioners Committee GPI General Paralysis of the Insane GPSI General Practitioner with a Special Interest GPT General Professional Training GPwSI General Practitioner with a Special Interest grGrain gravGravida GSCC General Social Care Council GTAC Gene Therapy Advisory Committee GTN Glyceryl TriNitrate GTR Guided Tissue Regeneraton gttDrop GTT Glucose Tolerance Test GUGenito-Urinary GUM Genito-Urinary Medicine (clinic) GVHD Graft-Versus-Host Disease GWC General Whitley Council GynGynaecology H hHour H & N Head and Neck H & P History and Physical HA Health Authority HA Health Authority HAHeadache HA Health Act HAAHyperAlimentAtion HAART Highly Active Anti-Retroviral Therapy HANE Hereditary AngioNeurotic Oedema HAV Hepatitis A Virus HAZ Health Action Zone HB Health Board HbHaemoglobin HBcAg Hepatitis B core Antigen Acronyms Volume 2 HBD HydroxyButyrate Dehydrogenase HBeAg Hepatitis B ‘e’ Antigen HBG Health Benefit Group HBP High Blood Pressure HbS Haemoglobin S(sickle-cell) HBsAg Hepatitis B surface Antigen HBV Hepatitis B Virus HC Health Circular HC Health Council HCAI HealthCare Associated Infection HCC Health Care Commission HCHS Hospital and Community Health Services HCP Health Care Professional HCSU Health Care Standards Unit HCTZHydroChloroThiaZide HCV Hepatitis C Virus HCVD Hypertensive CardioVascular Disease HCW Health Commission Wales HCW Health Care Worker HDA Health Development Agency HDL Health Department Letter HDL High Density Lipoproteins HDV Hepatitis D Virus HE Health Education HEA Health Education Authority HEAT Health Efficiency Access Treatment (targets – Scotland) HEENT Head, Ears, Eyes, Nose and Throat HEFCE Higher Education Funding Council for England Hep A Hepatitis A Hep B Hepatitis B Hep C Hepatitis C HES Hospital Episode Statistics HFEA Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority hgtHeight HGV Hepatitis G Virus HHB Hand Held Nebulizer HIA Health Impact Assessment HIC Health Innovation Council HIMP Health Improvement and Modernisation Plan HIV Human Immunodeficiency Virus(es) HIV Human Immunodeficiency Virus HIW Health Inspectorate Wales HLA Human Leukocyte Antigen HLC Healthy Living Centre HLP Homogeneous LeukoPlakia HMEC Hospital Medical Executive Committee HMIS Her Majesty’s Inspector for Schools HMO Health Maintenance Organisation (US) HMSO Her Majesty’s Stationery Office HNSCC Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma HO House Officer HO Health Officer HOCM Hypertrophic Obstructive CardioMyopathy HOH Hard Of Hearing HOWIS Health of Wales Information Service HP Hot Packs HPA Health Protection Agency HPC Health Professions Council HPC History of Present Complaint/ Condition HPCB Healthcare Professionals Crossing Borders HPI History of Present Illness HPMA Healthcare People Management Association HPS Health Protection Scotland HPSS Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) HPV Human Papilloma Virus hrHour HRG Healthcare Resource Group hs at bedtime HS House Surgeon HSC (House of Commons) Health Select Committee/Health service Circular HSC Health and Safety Committee HSC Health Service Circular HSCA Health and Social Care Authority (Northern Ireland) HSCI Health Service Cost Index HSCT Health and Social Care Trust (Northern Ireland) HSCT Haematopoietc Stem Cell Transplantation Acronyms is supported by an education grant from HSE Health and Safety Executive HSG Health Service Guideline HSI Health Service Indicators HSJ Health Service Journal HSRN Health Services Research Network HSSA Health and Social Services Authority (Northern Ireland) HSSB Health and Social Services Board (Northern Ireland) HSSC Health and Social Services Council (Northern Ireland) HST Higher Specialist Training HSV Herpes Simplex Virus HSW Health and Safety at Work HTA Health Technology Assessment HTA Human Tissue Authority HTBS Health Technology Board Scotland (now part of QIS) HTLV Human T cell Lymphotrophic Virus (HTLV-III, HIV) HTM Health Technical Memorandum HTNHyperTensioN HTVT Hygienist and Therapist Vocational Training HU Herpetiform Ulcers HxHistory HzHerz I I & D Incision and Drainage I & O Intake and Output IAIntra-Arterial IADR International Association for Oral and Dental Research IAM Immediate Access Memory IAOO International Academy of Oral Oncology IARC International Agency for Research on Cancer IBW Ideal Body Weight IC Information Commissioner IC Immune Complex ICAS Independent Complaints Advocacy Service ICD International Classification of Diseases ICO Information Commissioner’s Acronyms Officer ICON Index of Complexity, Outcome and Need ICP Integrated Care Pathway ICP Inter Cuspal Position ICP IntraCranial Pressure ICRP International Commission on Radiological Protection ICRS Integrated Care Records Service ICT Information & Communication Technology (formerly IM&T) ICU Intensive Care Unit IDIDentity ID Inferior Dental (nerve) IDB Inferior Dental (nerve) Block LA IDD Insulin-Dependent Diabetes IDG International Dental Graduate IDN Inferior Dental Nerve IELTS International English Language Testing System IF Injury Factor IF ImmunoFluorescence or intrinsic factor IFN InterFeroN IFP Idiopathic Facial Pain Ig Immunoglobulin (eg IgG, IgA, IgM, IgE) IG Information Governance IHD Ischaemic Heart Disease IIF Indirect ImmunoFluorescence IiP Investors in People IL Interleukin ILA Individual Learning Account ILOs Intended Learning Outcomes IM IntraMuscular IM Information Memorandum IM&T Information Management and Technology IMCA Independent Mental Capacity Advocate IMF InterMaxillary Fixation IMRT Intensity-Modulated RadioTherapy INR International Normalised Ratio IOIntra-Oral IOPA Intra-Oral Peri- Apical radiograph IOTN Index of Orthodontic Treatment Needs IP InPatient IPAP Inspiratory Positive Airway Volume 2 Pressure IPCD In Practice Continuing Professional Development IPD Intermittent Peritoneal Dialysis IPPB Intermittent Positive Pressure Breathing IPR Individual Performance Review IPU (Department of Health) Information Policy Unit IQ Internationally Qualified IQE International Qualifying Examination IQI Improving Quality Indicators IRAS Integrated Research Application System IRC Inspection and Recognition Committee IRM Intermediate Restorative Material IRMER Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations IRP Independent Reconfiguration Panel IRR Ionising Radiations Regulations IRT Intermediate Restorative Treatment ISA Independent Safeguarding Authority ISB (NHS) Information Standards Board ISD Information and Statistics Division (Scotland) ISDN Integrated Service Digital Network ISFB Intercollegiate Specialty Fellowship Board ISFE Intercollegiate Specialty Fellowship Examination ISP Internet Service Provider ISTC Independent Sector Treatment Centre IT Information Technology ITN Idiopathic Trigeminal Neuralgia ITU Intensive Treatment Unit IUD IntraUterine Device IUP IntraUterine Pregnancy IV IntraVenous IVD IntraVenous Drug misuser IVP IntraVenous Pyelogram IVP IntraVenous Pyelography IVU IntraVenous Urogram IWL Improving Working Lives Acronyms is supported by an education grant from J JACADS Joint Advisory Committee for Dental Related Subjects JANET Joint Academic Network (now SuperJanet4) JAQs Job Analysis Questionnaires JC Jakob Creutzfeldt disease JCC Joint Consultants Committee JCDSM/CDPHJoint Community Dental Service Managers/Consultants in Dental Public Health JCHST Joint Committee for Higher Surgical Training JCPTD Joint Committee for Postgraduate Training in Dentistry JCSTD Joint Committee for Specialist Training in Dentistry JDC Joint Dental Committee (of MRC, DH, SERC, SHMD) JDC Junior Doctors Committee JIP Joint Investment Plan JNC(S) Joint Negotiating Committee (Seniors) JODM Juvenile Onset Diabetes Mellitus JPAC Joint Planning Advisory Committee JSNA Joint Strategic Needs Assessment jtJoint JVP Jugular Venous Pressure K KPotassium KBE Knight of the British Empire KCCT Kaolin Cephalin Clotting Time KCOT KeratoCystic Odontogenic Tumour KgKilogram KITS Keeping In Touch Scheme kPa KiloPascal – the unit used to measure pressure KPI Key Performance Indicators KPTT Kaolin Partial Thromboplastin Time KS Kaposi Sarcoma KSF (NHS) Knowledge and Skills Acronyms Volume 2 Framework KSF Knowledge and Skills Framework KUB Flat film of Kidney Ureters, Bladder L L or l Litre LA Local Anaesthesia or Analgesia LAA Local Area Agreement labLaboratory LAC Local 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In short, DEPPA is a comprehensive online reporting process, serving as a valuable patient communication aid with personalised bio-feedback which is well received by patients and that also reinforces your reputation as a high quality, contemporary preventive practice. Dr M Colwell You also benefit from enhanced compliance with standard Clinical Governance and your involvement in the Denplan Excel advanced accreditation programme helps you meet or exceed Healthcare Regulators’ requirements. Watch the video at www.denplan.co.uk/excel or call 0800 169 9962 for further information That’s the world of Denplan for you. Denplan Limited, Denplan Court, Victoria Road, Winchester, SO23 7RG, UK. Tel: +44 (0) 1962 828 000. Fax: +44 (0) 1962 840 846. Email: [email protected] Part of Simplyhealth, Denplan Ltd is an Appointed Representative of Simplyhealth Access. Simplyhealth Access is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority. Denplan Ltd is regulated by the Jersey Financial Services Commission for General Insurance Mediation Business. Terms and conditions apply. Acronyms is supported by an education grant from CAM957 10-13 “Patients have been very appreciative of the approach and it’s opened dialogue in ways none of us had expected”.
