Orthodontics in China

Yeweng, San-Jie; Huang, Shengzhi; Ren, Liling

doi:10.1093/ortho/29.1.62

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“…At present, there are 37 universities conducting postgraduate orthodontic programs. 3 More than 2 000 orthodontic specialists and thousands of general practitioners are delivering orthodontic treatment around China. Hence, it is opportune to evaluate the effectiveness of orthodontic treatment provided by different orthodontic services.…”

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Reliability assessment and correlation analysis of evaluating orthodontic treatment outcome in Chinese patients

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This study aimed to assess the reliability of experienced Chinese orthodontists in evaluating treatment outcome and to determine the correlations between three diagnostic information sources. Sixty-nine experienced Chinese orthodontic specialists each evaluated the outcome of orthodontic treatment of 108 Chinese patients. Three different information sources: study casts (SC), lateral cephalometric X-ray images (LX) and facial photographs (PH) were generated at the end of treatment for 108 patients selected randomly from six orthodontic treatment centers throughout China. Six different assessments of treatment outcome were made by each orthodontist using data from the three information sources separately and in combination. Each assessment included both ranking and grading for each patient. The rankings of each of the 69 judges for the 108 patients were correlated with the rankings of each of the other judges yielding 13 873 Spearman rs values, ranging from –0.08 to +0.85. Of these, 90% were greater than 0.4, showing moderate-to-high consistency among the 69 orthodontists. In the combined evaluations, study casts were the most significant predictive component (R2=0.86, P<0.000 1), while the inclusion of lateral cephalometric films and facial photographs also contributed to a more comprehensive assessment (R2=0.96, P<0.000 1). Grading scores for SC+LX and SC+PH were highly significantly correlated with those for SC+LX+PH (r(SC+LX)vs.(SC+LX+PH)=0.96, r(SC+PH)vs.(SC+LX+PH)=0.97), showing that either SC+LX or SC+PH is an excellent substitute for all three combined assessment.

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“…Regular orthodontic education in China began in the 1970`s [2]. In the past few decades, with increasing communication with dental schools of other countries, some new teaching concepts and methods were being introduced into Chinese schools to accommodate the growing needs of dental education [16][17][18].…”

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“…(bachelor's degree in stomatology) program in most dental schools of China is mainly designed to provide knowledge in identifying and evaluating dentofacial anomalies in the primary, mixed, and permanent dentitions as well as further understanding of the basic principles and techniques of corresponding orthodontic treatment modalities. However, limited curriculum time and clinical probation is difficult in creating a meaningful learning experience and makes students have rare exposure to the broad range of existing clinical situations [2]. Orthodontic faculty members have been put in a dilemma scenario struggling to balance an enormous load of information conveyed to students with preparing them to enter the clinical setting.…”

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Student Perceptions of Effectiveness of Case-Based Learning in Orthodontic Education

Yang¹,

Ding²,

Jin³

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MEDJ

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Abstract:Background: Teacher-centered education dominates dental education in China. This report introduced the redesign of an orthodontic course previously delivered in a traditional lecture format into a case-based and studentcentered learning format that focuses on improving students' ability in clinical problem-solving and decision making skills.Methods: Thirty five dental students at the fourth year of a five-year B.D.S. program met in a ten-period series of seminars. Case details with relevant diagnostic records were provided to each student ahead of time. A diagnostic worksheet was used to guide students through the analytical process to develop the diagnosis and treatment plan. Students took turns leading the discussion at each seminar. Instructors served as facilitators and evaluators. Following the last session, a questionnaire was distributed to each student to evaluate the case-based learning program. Results:Responses from students revealed that the case-based orthodontic course was well received. Students commented favorably upon improvement in the aspects of problem lists, diagnosis and treatment planning. Conclusion:It was our initial attempt of using case-based learning format often used in postdoctoral dental education as a curriculum innovation in undergraduate orthodontic education. Our pilot investigation indicated that CBL is worthy of wide use and could be applied in multilevel dental education to develop the dental student's knowledge and skill in comprehensive patient evaluation and diagnosis in preparation for treatment planning.

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“…The integration of traditional Chinese medicine and western medicine is unique to Chinese dental education 13 , for example, in the treatment of patients with malignant tumours. Oral maxillofacial surgery will often utilise acupuncture to control pain and some herbal compounds are used in toothpaste for the treatment of mucous membrane pathology 15 .…”

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Education of dentists in China

Komabayashi¹,

Zhu²,

Jiang³

et al. 2006

International Dental Journal

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China is geographically located in the east of Asia and its population exceeds 1.3 billion. An understanding of dental education in China is thus of interest. However, as there is little published information on this topic, this paper provides information about China regarding its dental history, dental school system including curriculum and dental licensure. High school graduates take a nationwide entrance examination to apply for dental school, of which there are more than 50 in China. A five year dental education leads to the BDS degree. Dental school graduates must then pass the nationwide licensure examination to practise dentistry. Currently, there are not adequate numbers of dentists to provide the necessary oral health care for people living outside metropolitan areas.

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Orthodontics in China

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Reliability assessment and correlation analysis of evaluating orthodontic treatment outcome in Chinese patients

Reliability assessment and correlation analysis of evaluating orthodontic treatment outcome in Chinese patients

Student Perceptions of Effectiveness of Case-Based Learning in Orthodontic Education

Education of dentists in China

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