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Letter to the Editor| Volume 58, ISSUE 7, P869, September 2020

Re:What has an Airbus A380 Captain got to do with OMFS? Lessons from aviation to improve patient safety

      We thank Uppal and Shikha for their kind comments about our recent paper which was written with the intention of further raising human factors (HF) awareness in OMFS.
      • Davidson M.
      • Brennan P.A.
      Leading article: What has an Airbus A380 Captain got to do with OMFS? Lessons from aviation to improve patient safety.
      We have been involved in HF promotion, teaching and training for many years and have published widely in this area. The author(s) highlight the discontinuity between HF initiatives to improve patient safety within individual hospital Trusts and Deaneries and the need for support from National Organisations including the Royal Colleges, GMC and our own specialty Association, BAOMS.
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        • Davidson M.
        • Brennan P.A.
        Leading article: What has an Airbus A380 Captain got to do with OMFS? Lessons from aviation to improve patient safety.
        Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2019; 57: 407-411
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        • Davidson M.
        Improving patient safety: we need to reduce hierarchy and empower junior doctors to speak up.
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