MATERIALS AND METHODS
Data collection was carried out retrospectively by a single reviewer (ACS Ngu). A macro was used in Microsoft® Excel® (Microsoft Corp.) to randomly select 233 of the 587 patients seen at the Griffith University postgraduate oral surgery clinic in the 2‐year period of 2018 and 2019. Sample size calculators (Momentive Inc., Data were collected from a combination of patient registration forms, medical history pro formas, referral letters, and clinical notes saved on the Titanium® (Titanium Solutions Ltd.) patient management software. Data included did not extend beyond 18 months before the date of first presentation at the postgraduate oral surgery clinic, accounting for the fact that the clinic does not run every week of the year due to the academic calendar.Medical conditions were recorded under categories as defined by Patel et al. (Patients who were not actually seen at the postgraduate oral surgery clinic, but somehow included in the pool of 587 patients, were excluded from the study. Ethics approval was obtained under the registration number 2019/119 through the Griffith University Human Research Ethics Committee.