de Oliveira C M
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, 1-19 Torrington Place, 3rd Floor, London WC1E 6BT.
Br Dent J. 2003 Dec 20;195(12):704-6; discussion 696. doi: 10.1038/sj.bdj.4810833.
To establish which factors are used in planning, contracting and monitoring orthodontic services in the United Kingdom. In addition, the study investigated the value of the Index of Orthodontic Treatment Need (IOTN) as an instrument for planning orthodontic provision.
A structured questionnaire was sent to all consultants in dental public health in the United Kingdom.
Over 80% of the respondents used the Index of Orthodontic Treatment Need (IOTN) as an instrument for planning, contracting and monitoring orthodontic services. Seventy per cent of these consultants regarded the IOTN index as a useful or very useful instrument. The main strength reported was that the IOTN index allows prioritisation (25.0%). The main weakness reported was that the index does not assess complexity (70.5%).
Consultants in dental public health perceived the IOTN as a useful tool for planning orthodontic provision despite some shortcomings.
确定在英国正畸服务规划、签约和监测中使用了哪些因素。此外，该研究调查了正畸治疗需求指数（IOTN）作为规划正畸服务工具的价值。
向英国所有牙科公共卫生顾问发送了一份结构化问卷。
超过80%的受访者将正畸治疗需求指数（IOTN）用作规划、签约和监测正畸服务的工具。其中70%的顾问认为IOTN指数是有用或非常有用的工具。报告的主要优点是IOTN指数允许进行优先级排序（25.0%）。报告的主要缺点是该指数不评估复杂性（70.5%）。
尽管存在一些缺点，但牙科公共卫生顾问认为IOTN是规划正畸服务的有用工具。
