National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE)

National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) is an independent organisation responsible for providing

• Technology appraisals - guidance on the use of new and existing medicines and treatments within the NHS in England and Wales.
• Clinical guidelines - guidance on the appropriate treatment and care of people with specific diseases and conditions within the NHS in England and Wales.
• Interventional procedures - guidance on whether interventional procedures used for diagnosis or treatment are safe enough and work well enough for routine use in England, Wales and Scotland.

On 1 April 2005 NICE joined with the Health Development Agency to become the new National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (also to be known as NICE).

Guidance relevant to Dentistry

• Prophylaxis against infective endocarditis
• Customised titanium implants for orofacial reconstruction
• Dental recall - Recall interval between routine dental examinations
• Improving outcomes in head and neck cancers
• Referral guidelines for suspected cancer
• Wisdom teeth - removal (No. 1 )