Stratford N M
Waveney Hospital, Ballymena, UK.
Dent Update. 1993 Jun;20(5):214-6.
A training scheme for general dental practitioners (GDPs), based on that recommended by the British Orthodontic Standards Working Party, has been set up within Northern Ireland. It has been developed to encourage and support interested GDPs to diagnose and treat suitable patients orthodontically within their own practice, to widen the scope of their orthodontic expertise and to increase experience through clinical attachments to consultant units, backed up by theoretical and practical sessions. The aim of the scheme was to heighten interest, identify suitable patients and to increase the accuracy of referral for advice and treatment elsewhere. It is hoped that this framework may be of interest and value to those in other centres, who may be considering ways and means of making orthodontic treatment more available. By following this pattern, it is hoped that in due course, this integrated approach of clinical attachment and theoretical module may progress towards the setting up of a national network, adequately funded by the Department of Health.
基于英国正畸标准工作小组的建议，北爱尔兰已设立了一项面向普通牙科从业者（GDPs）的培训计划。该计划旨在鼓励和支持感兴趣的GDPs在其诊所内对合适的患者进行正畸诊断和治疗，拓宽他们的正畸专业知识范围，并通过在顾问单位的临床实习增加经验，同时辅以理论和实践课程。该计划的目的是提高兴趣、识别合适的患者，并提高转诊至其他地方寻求建议和治疗的准确性。希望这个框架能引起其他中心那些可能正在考虑使正畸治疗更普及的方法的人的兴趣并具有价值。通过遵循这种模式，希望在适当的时候，这种临床实习和理论模块相结合的方法能够朝着建立一个由卫生部提供充足资金的全国性网络发展。
