A Comparison of the Frequency of General Practitioner Orthodontic Treatments in Scotland 1966 and 1975. Should the Present System be Reviewed?

1980 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 89-93 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sydney Haynes
Keyword(s):  
Orthodontic Treatment ◽  
Postgraduate Training ◽  
Dental Service ◽  
Present System ◽  
Positive Role ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Comprehensive Service ◽  
Dental Practitioners ◽  
Satisfactory Method

In both 1966 and 1975, a relatively high proportion of general dental practitioners in Scotland failed to provide orthodontic treatment in the General Dental Service (35 and 38 per cent respectively), and the majority of those practitioners providing an orthodontic service commenced treatment for no more than ten patients in each of these years, i.e. 56 per cent (1966) and 61 per cent (1975). These findings indicate that an urgent review of the present system is required if the quantity and quality of orthodontic treatment provided by the British National Health Service is to be improved. The present system has remained virtually unchanged since 1947, and it can now be seen to be both inefficient and uneconomic. The anomaly of specialist orthodontists acting as ‘general dental practitioners’ in practices ‘limited to orthodontics’ in the General Dental Service is also discussed. It is suggested that those dental specialties requiring prolonged postgraduate training should receive formal specialist recognition and status in the United Kingdom, and that the most satisfactory method of providing a more comprehensive service is by the recognition of orthodontics as a true specialty and by the simultaneous expansion of the hospital service to play a more positive role in the provision of treatment.

Some Aspects of Orthodontic Specialist Practice in the United Kingdom

1982 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 207-211 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. G. Lewis
Keyword(s):  
National Health Service ◽  
Birth Rate ◽  
Postgraduate Training ◽  
Treatment Standards ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Dental Practitioners ◽  
Fixed Appliances ◽  
Specialist Practice ◽  
Historical Model ◽  
Official Recognition

A questionnaire sent to orthodontic specialist practitioners provided information about the nature of specialist practice, the training of specialist practitioners and the patterns of treatment within orthodontic practices. Specialists are now undergoing more extensive postgraduate training and the use of fixed appliances is increasing. General dental practitioners are referring larger numbers of patients to orthodontic specialist practitioners. Several factors will soon be operating to encourage a raising of treatment standards in British orthodontics, namely a falling birth rate, an increased interest in dentistry by the general public and the availability of an increased number of well-trained orthodontic specialist practitioners. Some form of official recognition for the specialist practitioner role is now desirable whilst the historical model for delivery of orthodontic care defined at the inception of the National Health Service is in urgent need of revision.

A Quantitative Study of General Dental Practitioner Orthodontic Care in Scottish Health Board Areas (1966–1975)

1979 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 171-176 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sydney Haynes
Keyword(s):  
National Health Service ◽  
Orthodontic Treatment ◽  
Quantitative Assessment ◽  
Dental Service ◽  
Health Board ◽  
Dental Practitioner ◽  
General Dental Practitioner ◽  
Dental Practitioners ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Area Health

A quantitative assessment of the true dental practitioner contribution to orthodontic care in Scottish Health Board areas during the period 1966–1975, shows that the amount of orthodontic treatment given by general dental practitioners in Scotland has diminished in the 10 year period studied. A wide variation was observed in respect of the mean number of orthodontic treatments per year per practitioner, and there was also a lack of uniformity in the proportion of practitioners providing an orthodontic service relative to the different area health boards. The findings have also shown that between 1966–1975, a considerable reduction has occurred in the mean number of practitioner orthodontic treatments commenced each year in the Greater Glasgow and Lothian Health Board areas. The evidence of this study also suggests that orthodontics should become recognized as a postgraduate dental specialty and that it would be appropriate to introduce specialist registration as a means of improving the quality and quantity of orthodontic care within the National Health Service. This should also be accompanied by certain administrative changes, as the present anomalous situation whereby specialist practitioners are permitted to practise within the general dental service should be discontinued.

Continuing care of Old People—A Medical Viewpoint

1988 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 189-209 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Lewis ◽  
John Wattis
Keyword(s):  
Social Services ◽  
Continuing Care ◽  
Present System ◽  
Old People ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Health And Social Care ◽  
History Of ◽  
Informal Carers ◽  
The Uk

ABSTRACTProvision for old people who are in need of continuing care requires close co-operation between informal carers and different agencies and disciplines providing health and social care. In the United Kingdom, the present system of care has evolved from earlier patterns of care centred on the asylums and the poor law with its workhouse institutions. It lacks cohesion. Despite the designation of old people as a priority group, resources are still inadequate to provide a good quality of care. Organisational differences between health and social services can lead to inefficient use of existing resources. More specialised medical, psychiatric and social services for old people enhance the possibilities for co-operation even though they may appear to lead to greater fragmentation. The history of the development of these services in the UK, including the recent expansion of private sector care, is reviewed, with special attention from the medical perspective to the phenomenon of ‘bed blocking’. The recently published Griffiths Report on community care is briefly considered, and some principles for future developments are laid down.

The Future of Orthodontics in the United Kingdom

1976 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-7
Author(s):  
W. J. Tulley
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Orthodontic Treatment ◽  
Local Authority ◽  
Present Situation ◽  
Training Programme ◽  
Dental Service ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
The Future ◽  
Training Programmes

The period since the war has seen a vast increase in the amount of orthodontic treatment provided for children in the United Kingdom. This is currently given by practitioners within the general dental service, orthodontists in the former local authority dental service and by consultants and their teams in the hospitals. The training programme for consultants has been evolved but there is a need for appropriate training programmes for other orthodontists. While we have reason to be proud of the present situation, there is room for improvement.

A Study to Assess the Quality of Information in Referral Letters to the Orthodontic Department at Kingston Hospital, Surrey

2010 ◽  
Vol os17 (2) ◽  
pp. 73-77 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maryam Izadi ◽  
Daljit S Gill ◽  
Farhad B Naini
Keyword(s):  
Oral Hygiene ◽  
Orthodontic Treatment ◽  
Referral Letter ◽  
Inclusion Criteria ◽  
Quality Of Information ◽  
Treatment Need ◽  
Plaque Score ◽  
Dental Practitioners ◽  
Referral Letters

Aim To assess the quality of information included in referral letters sent to the orthodontic department at Kingston Hospital, Surrey, UK. Methods Referral letters sent by both general dental practitioners (GDPs) and specialist orthodontists were analysed retrospectively in order to ascertain the percentage meeting the inclusion criteria as suggested by Mossey (2006) and the British Orthodontic Society (2008) for the quality of information included in an ideal orthodontic referral letter. Thirty-five consecutive letters sent between May and September 2005 and 206 letters sent in the same period in 2008 were collected by hand and analysed against the inclusion criteria. The numbers of referral letters received from GDPs, specialist orthodontists, and others sources were also determined. Results Most of the referrals sent in 2005 and 2008 included 40–50% of the referral inclusion points. This was despite an almost twofold increase in the number of referral letters received from specialist orthodontic practitioners in 2008. The majority of the letters, from both GDPs and specialists, did not include details of the oral hygiene or caries status of the patient, or an indication of their motivation towards treatment. None of the referral letters included a plaque score. Conclusion The main weaknesses in the quality of information provided in referral letters were that in more than 80% of the letters there was no mention of the patient's medical history and no comment on caries status, the standard of oral hygiene, patient motivation for treatment, or an Index of Orthodontic Treatment Need score. The quality of information included in referral letters sent to Kingston Hospital orthodontic department needs to be improved.

scholarly journals Radiographic Assessment of the Quality of Root Canal Treatments Performed by Practitioners with Different Levels of Experience

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 1609-1616 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdulrahman Mudaysh Bajawi ◽  
Sharafi Abdullah AL-Sagoor ◽  
Ahmed Abdullah Alhadi ◽  
Mohammed Abdullah Alhadi ◽  
Mahmoud Y. Almasrahi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Root Canal ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Dental Service ◽  
Standards Of Care ◽  
Technical Quality ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Dental Practitioners ◽  
Chi Square Analysis ◽  
Different Levels

This retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted to radiographically evaluate the quality of root canal treatment (RCT) performed by practitioners with different levels of experience at the Arar Dental Center, North Region, Saudi Arabia. A total of 170 periapical radiographs of root canal fillings (RCFs) were used to assess the technical quality of 376 root canal performed by the practitioners at Arar Dental Center. The length of each RCF was categorized as acceptable, overfilled, and underfilled on the basis of their relationship to the radiographic apex and surrounding structures. The density and taper of the fillings were evaluated on the basis of the presence of voids and the uniform tapering of the fillings, respectively. Root canal obturation (RCOs) was compared between practitioners. Chi-square analysis was then conducted to determine significant differences between RCF length, density and tapering in different areas of dental arches, different canal positions, and different levels of practitioner experience. Of the total number of canals, 202 (53.7%) were found in males, and 219 (58.2%) were in the maxillary arch. A total of (267; 71%) of the RCFs were located in the posterior reign. All of the parameters of the RCFs significantly differed among various areas of dental arches, canal locations, and practitioners with different levels of experience (P < 0.001) except the RCO density between different arches (P = 0.137). The technical quality of RCFs performed at the Arar Dental Center was acceptable in 63% of all cases. The length of RCFs was acceptable in the majority of cases performed by consultants and specialists, but this parameter was acceptable only in 46.4% cases carried out by general dental practitioners (GDPs). The underfilling rates reported by GDPs (43.6%) were higher than those presented by consultants (13%) and specialists (18.8%). Almost all of the cases were acceptable in terms of density and tapering among all of the practitioners. The poor density and tapering qualities of RCFs were respectively found in 24.2% and 22.3% of the cases performed by GDPs. Evaluating the quality of RCTs delivered by practitioners in any dental service center offers vital information for health service authorities. This evaluation helps improve the trend in RCT services provided by endodontists with the aid of additional new endodontic equipment and materials. This study provides insights into relevant services in terms of the standards of care in endodontic treatment.

The impact of self-reported oral health on the quality of life of teenage students with or without orthodontic treatment from North-East of Romania

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
GEORGETA ZEGAN ◽  
◽  
CRISTINA GENA DASCĂLU ◽  
RADU EDUARD CERNEI ◽  
RADU BOGDAN MAVRU ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Orthodontic Treatment ◽  
North East ◽  
The Impact

SCIENTIFIC BASIS OF POSTGRADUATE TRAINING FOR OFFICER WORKING ETHNIC AFFAIRS USING STATE BUDGET IN THE PERIOD OF 2018 – 2025

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
La Duc Minh ◽  
Nguyen Thi Hao ◽  
Vu Thi Thuy
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
Human Resource ◽  
Postgraduate Training ◽  
Scientific Basis ◽  
National Defense ◽  
High Quality ◽  
State Budget ◽  
International Integration

Ethnic affairs play an important role in socio of ethnic groups’ solidarity, assurance of security and national defense stability. In -economic development, maintenanceorder to improve the quality of ethnic affairs, it is practical to carry out postgraduate training of officer implementing ethnic affairs using state budget with the aim of encouraging and enhancing officer quality to satisfy high-quality human resource in international integration.

Deficiencies in Silicone Impression for Crowns and Bridges

2017 ◽  
Vol 68 (10) ◽  
pp. 2317-2319
Author(s):  
Claudia Florina Andreescu ◽  
Oana Botoaca ◽  
Horia Mihail Barbu ◽  
Doina Lucia Ghergic ◽  
Anamaria Bechir ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dental Practice ◽  
Present Study Deal ◽  
Dental Crowns ◽  
Impression Materials ◽  
Dental Practitioners ◽  
Adequate Quality ◽  
Dental Impression ◽  
Single Crowns

There are many steps in fabrication of dental crowns and bridges at which an error can occur, and a technician can only fabricate a quality restoration if the impression itself is of adequate quality. All dental practitioners should have the ability to evaluate the quality of dental impression before sending to the laboratory. Elastomeric silicones (polysiloxane) are the most utilised impression materials in dental practice. The present study deal with the deficiencies of silicones dental impressions sent to commercial dental laboratories for fabrication of single crowns and bridges.

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