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Examines the success in calibrating third-year dental students in the use of IOTN.
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Identifies variations in the success of applying the dental health component when compared to the aesthetic component.
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Discusses the role of GDPs in providing an indication of orthodontic treatment need as opposed to advising treatment need.
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Objectives The aim of this study was to establish the success in calibrating dental students in the use of the Index of Orthodontic Treatment Need (IOTN). Design Single-centre, evaluation of teaching study. Setting University department, UK, 2013. Subjects and method Third-year dental students were divided into four groups and received IOTN instruction via clinical and non-clinical teaching over a three-month period. This was followed by a calibration exercise where the whole year assessed 30 study models for orthodontic treatment need using the dental health component (DHC) and modified aesthetic component (AC) of the IOTN. Main outcome measures Student IOTN scores were compared to a gold standard using kappa statistics (κ). Results Results showed that although substantial agreement was achieved in both the DHC (κ = 0.65) and a modified AC (unweighted κ = 0.63), the year only calibrated successfully in the DHC. Conclusion Third year dental students taught at Cardiff University applied the DHC of IOTN better than the AC.
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Popat, H., Corns, S., Richmond, S. et al. Preparing for practice – calibration of dental undergraduate students in the Index of Orthodontic Treatment Need. Br Dent J 215, 469–471 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bdj.2013.1043
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