Lawrence A J, Wright F A, D'Adamo S P
School of Dental Science, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Aust Dent J. 1995 Oct;40(5):296-300. doi: 10.1111/j.1834-7819.1995.tb04816.x.
Information regarding orthodontic service provision by general dental practitioners in Australia is limited. The aim of this survey was to determine the amount and variety of orthodontic services provided by general dental practitioners in the Melbourne Statistical Division, Victoria, Australia. A random sample of 307 dentists drawn from the Victorian Dentists Register was surveyed by mailed questionnaire: 218 (71%) replied. Data were collected using a fortnight log. During this time 59 per cent of the dentists saw at least one orthodontic patient; one dentist saw 66 orthodontic patients. Removable orthodontic appliances were used by 35 per cent of the dentists and fixed orthodontic appliances by 18 per cent. Twenty-six per cent provided comprehensive orthodontic treatment, 22 per cent aligned incisors, and 21 per cent corrected anterior crossbites. The general dental practitioners surveyed provided a wide range of preventive and interceptive orthodontic services to generally a small percentage of their patients.
关于澳大利亚普通牙科医生提供正畸服务的信息有限。本次调查的目的是确定澳大利亚维多利亚州墨尔本统计区普通牙科医生提供的正畸服务的数量和种类。通过邮寄问卷对从维多利亚州牙医登记册中抽取的307名牙医进行随机抽样调查：218名（71%）回复。使用两周日志收集数据。在此期间，59%的牙医至少看过一名正畸患者；一名牙医看过66名正畸患者。35%的牙医使用可摘正畸矫治器，18%的牙医使用固定正畸矫治器。26%的医生提供全面的正畸治疗，22%的医生排齐切牙，21%的医生纠正前牙反合。接受调查的普通牙科医生为其患者中一小部分人提供了广泛的预防性和阻断性正畸服务。
