Orthodontic Auxiliaries: The Way Forward?

From Volume 26, Issue 5, June 1999 | Pages 203-208

Authors

N.E. Atack

MSc, BDS, FDS RCS (Eng.), MOrth RCS (Edin.)

Senior Registrar, Bristol Dental Hospital

Articles by N.E. Atack

J.R. Clark

MSc, BDS, FDS, MOrth RCS (Eng.)

Senior Registrar, Department of Orthodontics, Bristol Dental Hospital

Articles by J.R. Clark

O. Keith

MSc, BDS, LDS, DOrth RCS, FDS, MOrth, FOrth RCS (Eng.)

Consultant, Department of Orthodontics, Derbyshire Royal Infirmary Hospital Trust

Articles by O. Keith

C.D. Stephens

OBE, MDS, FDS, MOrth RCS

Professor in Orthodontics, Department of Orthodontics, Bristol Dental Hospital

Articles by C.D. Stephens

J.R. Sandy

BDS, PhD, MSc, FDS MOrth RCS, FMed Sci

Reader in Orthodontics, University of Bristol Dental School

Articles by J.R. Sandy

Abstract

Currently two-thirds of European countries employ orthodontic auxiliaries1 and the UK is therefore unusual in not permitting their use. There is support from the orthodontic specialty for the concept of delegating routine intra-oral tasks to auxiliary personnel. The following describes a pilot project undertaken to determine the possible training structure for orthodontic auxiliaries. The modular course, which took place over a period of 4 weeks, is described and the results and implications are discussed.

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