Development of a national clinical logbook system for oral and maxillofacial surgery trainees--the RACDS, OMS system.

The development of a national computer database for trainees' clinical logbooks is described. Data are collected contemporaneously by trainees under the supervision of the director of their training programme. The full scope of oral and maxillofacial surgery is covered, and a national standard of experience has been developed. The benefits of this system to individual trainees, training institutions, and national educational bodies are presented.