A qualitative study of orthodontic screening and referral practices among dental therapists in New Zealand

Tan Allan; Bennani Florence; Thomson W. Murray; Farella Mauro; Mei Li

doi:10.21307/aoj-2020-123

Australasian Orthodontic Journal (Jan 2016)

A qualitative study of orthodontic screening and referral practices among dental therapists in New Zealand

Tan Allan,
Bennani Florence,
Thomson W. Murray,
Farella Mauro,
Mei Li

Affiliations

Tan Allan: *Department of Oral Sciences, Sir John Walsh Research Institute, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
Bennani Florence: *Department of Oral Sciences, Sir John Walsh Research Institute, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
Thomson W. Murray: *Department of Oral Sciences, Sir John Walsh Research Institute, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
Farella Mauro: *Department of Oral Sciences, Sir John Walsh Research Institute, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
Mei Li: *Department of Oral Sciences, Sir John Walsh Research Institute, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/aoj-2020-123
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 32, no. 2
pp. 155 – 164

Abstract

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Appropriate screening and referral is important in delivering effective and timely orthodontic treatment. In New Zealand, dental therapists are usually the initial contact for oral health care (including the assessment of malocclusion) in child and adolescent patients.

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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