RESUMO
This study was conducted to identify the potential problems in the quality of care provided to the community in oral and maxillofacial unit of Khyber College of Dentistry. 2764 patients admitted in this unit from January 2006 to December 2007 were included in the study irrespective of age and gender. Detailed analysis of the data showed, 1842 patients were males while 922 were females [2:1]. Majority of the patients were from Peshawar Division [65.42%] with the peak in the first decade of life. Maxillofacial injuries comprised 1004 patients [36.32%], of which mandibular fractures were the most common [69.72%]. The overall morbidity rate was 1.74% [n=48]. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Khyber College of Dentistry is the busiest center in Pakistan and the procedures performed on patients vary from simple extraction under general anesthesia to resection and reconstruction. This institute not only caters the entire N.W.F.P but also FATA and Afghanistan