Williams A C, Sandy J R, Shaw W C, Devlin H B
Surgical Audit Unit, Royal College of Surgeons of England, London.
Br J Orthod. 1996 May;23(2):165-71. doi: 10.1179/bjo.23.2.165.
A postal questionnaire survey of consultant orthodontists in England and Wales was undertaken as part of a national audit of the care of children born with cleft lip/and or cleft palate. A 100% response rate was achieved. The majority of respondents stated that they provide orthodontic treatment for cleft patients but only 78% of these attend multi-disciplinary cleft clinics. Consultant orthodontists provide treatment not only in the form of appliances for patients born with clefts but are also involved in the counselling of parents and coordination of regional data bases. Only 24% of hospital orthodontists are involved in the provision of presurgical appliances for cleft babies on a regular basis. The lack of rationalisation of orthodontic services and a low uptake of standardised record keeping protocols for cleft patients by consultant orthodontists gives cause for concern.
作为对唇裂和/或腭裂患儿护理进行全国性审计的一部分，对英格兰和威尔士的正畸顾问医师进行了一次邮政问卷调查。问卷回复率达到了100%。大多数受访者表示他们为唇裂患者提供正畸治疗，但其中只有78%的人参加多学科唇裂诊所。正畸顾问医师不仅为唇裂患者提供矫治器形式的治疗，还参与对家长的咨询和区域数据库的协调工作。只有24%的医院正畸医师定期为唇裂婴儿提供术前矫治器。正畸服务缺乏合理化，且正畸顾问医师对唇裂患者标准化记录方案的采用率较低，这令人担忧。
