Orthodontic treatment provision and referral preferences among New Zealand general dental practitioners

Aldawood S.; Ampuan S.N.H.; Medara N.; Thomson W.M.

doi:10.2478/aoj-2011-0019

Australasian Orthodontic Journal (Nov 2011)

Orthodontic treatment provision and referral preferences among New Zealand general dental practitioners

Aldawood S.,
Ampuan S.N.H.,
Medara N.,
Thomson W.M.

Affiliations

Aldawood S.: 1Department of Oral Sciences, Sir John Walsh Research Institute, School of Dentistry, The University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
Ampuan S.N.H.: 1Department of Oral Sciences, Sir John Walsh Research Institute, School of Dentistry, The University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
Medara N.: 1Department of Oral Sciences, Sir John Walsh Research Institute, School of Dentistry, The University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
Thomson W.M.: 1Department of Oral Sciences, Sir John Walsh Research Institute, School of Dentistry, The University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aoj-2011-0019
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 27, no. 2
pp. 145 – 154

Abstract

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Background: General dental practitioners (GDPs) are key clinicians in the orthodontic referral chain as they complement (and may compete with) orthodontists in providing treatment for the public.

Published in Australasian Orthodontic Journal

ISSN: 2207-7480 (Online)
Publisher: Sciendo
Country of publisher: Poland
LCC subjects: Medicine: Dentistry
Website: https://sciendo.com/it/journal/AOJ

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