Proceeds from sales of ‘The Quantum Engine’ by Nick Baker will be donated to Saving Faces

Nick Baker

Consultant Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon and author, Nick Baker, has pledged to donate to Saving Faces for each sold copy of his second book, ‘The Quantum Engine’.

The urban fantasy/historical thriller follows on from his first book The Stone of Madnessand will be released late 2021.

More info on Nick’s first book here.

Geoff Chiu is taking on the IRONMAN 70.3

Updated on 30th September 2021

Mr Geoff Chiu completed the Ironman 70.3 Bolton in an incredible time of 6hours and 37minutes – 7 minutes of his target.

​We are incredibly grateful to Geoff ​for taking on the challenge and to his supporters for giving generously. The total amount raised ​so far is over £1,300.

A great but challenging day, the weather was perfect… Thank you to all for your support and kindness” – Geoff

If you would like to help Saving Faces with raising essential funds, please visit Our Fundraising page

Geoff’s donation page – https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/geoffchiu2021


ORIGINAL POST 3rd September 2021

Mr Geoff Chiu is taking on the IRONMAN 70.3 Bolton on September 26 2021, in aid of Saving Faces and East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust Charitable Funds.

The triathlon consists of a 1.2-mile swim in Pennington Flash, a 56-mile cycle around the hills of northern Bolton, including the tough climb up to Belmont and Rivington, and a 13.1-mile half marathon finishing in Bolton Town Centre.

Geoff is a Consultant in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and looks after the faces and jaws of people in East Lancashire and Bolton.

Geoff is also currently working with Saving Faces on The National Wisdom Tooth Study.

Donations will raise essential funds for research and new equipment to enhance patient care for patients who have surgery to their face and mouth.

You can sponsor Geoff here – https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/geoffchiu2021

New publication shows uncertainty over the best way to treat wisdom tooth infection

Breaking news: A survey of 289 UK surgeons, led by Mr Geoff Chiu and conducted by Saving Faces and British Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (BAOMS)  through their partnership in the National Facial Oral and Oculoplastic Centre (NFORC), illustrates the uncertainty over the best way to treat wisdom tooth infection and recommends further research. The results are now published in the British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.

When there is no room in the jaw for a wisdom tooth to grow normally, it usually emerges at an angle or gets stuck.  These impacted wisdom teeth often become infected, damage adjacent teeth or cause other dental problems. As many of you probably know, these wisdom tooth problems are often very painful for the patient. Sometimes X-rays and scans show that the root of the infected tooth is very close to a nerve and needs to be treated with extra care, as there is a risk of permanent lip numbness if the nerve is damaged during the procedure. These are high-risk cases.

At least two vastly different methods can be recommended for the same patient depending on the surgeon they see.

The surgeon could take out the entire tooth including its roots. This is known as complete surgical removal. An alternative operation called coronectomy is available for the 1 in 5 patients who are at risk of nerve damage. This involves removing the visible part of the tooth while leaving the roots in the gum.

The publication concludes that coronectomy may prevent permanent nerve damage in high-risk cases, however there is a gap in evidence and knowledge to support coronectomy. This shows uncertainty over the best way to treat high-risk cases. As a result, further studies are needed to determine the effectiveness and safety of coronectomy.

Fortunately, NFORC is on the case. In partnership with Mr Geoff Chiu, Consultant Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon and Professor Paul Coulthard, Dean for Dentistry and Director at the Barts and The London School of Medicine & Dentistry, we will be carrying out further research on 4,000 patients to find out which procedure (complete surgical removal or coronectomy) benefits patients more and which have more complications.

We would like to thank Ahmed Omran, who first proposed the research, Geoff Chiu, Amrita Bose, Roberta Maroni (our very helpful statistician), Jagtar Dhanda, Douglas Hammond, Clare Moynihan, Antonio Ciniglio and the reviewers who have dedicated their time and efforts for the successful publication of this paper.

The current perspectives of the surgical management of mandibular third molars: the need for further research” is now published in the British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, which you can read here.

Christmas Carols 2019

Thank you to all our supporters and friends – old and new – who attended this year’s Christmas Carols on Wednesday 18th December 2019, making it one of our most attended event.

We hope everyone enjoyed the festive evening and the beautiful music provided by the Chelsea Opera Group and their Director, Lindsay Bramley.

We are very grateful to the choir and the staff at the Priory Church of St Bartholomew the Great for hosting the carols at their stunning church.

Iain Hutchison and Quico Serrano in conversation with Félix Losada at Hay Festival 24 Septemeber 2017

Professor Iain Hutchison talks to Spanish surgeon Dr. Quico Serrano, who volunteers his skills to a range of medical organizations in the developing world, and Félix Losada, Chief Marketing & Institutional Relations Officer at Deloitte about his foundation’s work and the challenges and successes of reconstructive surgery.

Read more here

Prof Hutchison collaboration with turner-prize nominated artists Jane and Louise Wilson, The Northern Echo, September 2016

Working closely with Professor Iain Hutchison, Turner-prize nominated artists Jane and Louise Wilson are exhibiting Undead Sun: We Put the World Before You a display of two video installations at Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art (Mima), one of the UK’s leading galleries for modern and contemporary art and craft.

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