Use of loupes among dental trainers and trainees remains low. Reduction in price and provision of information could increase the number of loupe users.

Median valuations for correction of malocclusions vary significantly for different levels of need (as judged by IOTN), with increasing levels of need generating higher values. However, there was a limited effect of demographic or orthodontic characteristics on the magnitude of percentage difference in values for correcting malocclusions different levels of need.

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