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| العنوان: |
A Survey of the Delegation of Orthodontic Tasks and the Training of Chairside Support Staff in 22 European Countries. |
| المؤلفون: |
Seeholzer, H., Adamidis, J. P., Eaton, K. A., Mcdonald, J. P., Sieminska-Piekarczyk, B. |
| المصدر: |
Journal of Orthodontics; Sep2000, Vol. 27 Issue 3, p279-282, 4p, 4 Charts |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
ALLIED health personnel, ORTHODONTISTS, QUESTIONNAIRES, DENTAL offices, PRACTICE of dentistry, TRAINING |
| مصطلحات جغرافية: |
EUROPE |
| مستخلص: |
This paper reports on a survey which was undertaken to investigate the delegation of orthodontic tasks and the training of chairside support staff in Europe. Two questionnaires were posted to all members of the EURO-QUAL BIOMED II project together with an explanatory letter. The first dealt with the delegation of nine clinical tasks during orthodontic treatment. The second with the types of chairside assistant employed in each country and the training that they are given. Completed questionnaires, which were subsequently validated, were returned by orthodontists from 22 countries. They indicated that there was no delegation of clinical tasks in six of the 22 countries and delegation of all nine tasks in five countries. The most commonly delegated tasks were taking radiographs (in 14 of the 22 countries) and taking impressions (in 13 of the 22 countries). The least commonly delegated tasks were cementing bands (in five of the 22 countries) and trying on bands (in six of the 22 countries). Seven of the 22 countries provided chairside assistants with training in some clinical orthodontic tasks. Eighteen of the 22 countries provided general training for chairside assistants and offered a qualification for chairside assistants. Four of these 18 countries reported that they only employed qualified chairside assistants. Of the four countries which reported that they did not provide a qualification for chairside assistants, two indicated that they employed chairside assistants with no formal training and two that they did not employ chairside assistants. It was concluded that there were wide variations within Europe as far as the training and employment of chairside assistants, with or without formal qualifications, and in the delegation of clinical orthodontic tasks to auxiliaries was concerned. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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