A generous legacy and donation from a local charitable trust is making a huge difference to patients needing complex facial and dental surgery at the RUH.

Clinicians in the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Orthodontics (OMFS) department now have access to a brand new in-house 3D surgical planning and prosthetic design service, enabling them to plan surgical procedures in ways previously not possible.

Chris Keating, Specialty 3D and Dental Technician, who runs the 3D digital printing service said: “The technology can also be used in other departments that may need a customised surgical plate and cardiology, who have the opportunity of converting 2D clinical imaging into 3D anatomical models for heart surgeries and aneurisms.This has opened up new potentials for treatment – the sky is the limit.”