title: New developments in assessment in orthodontics.
abstract: As part of the 'cutting edge' series in the Journal of Orthodontics this paper aims to describe current practice in assessment, suggest how assessment in orthodontics will change in the future and place this change in the context of changes in medical and dental education.
authors.affiliation: Chester NHS Trust, Health Park, Liverpool Rd, Chester, CH2 1UL, UK. steve.chadwick@coch.nhs.uk
authors.forename: Stephen M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Chadwick
authors.forename: Gareth J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Holsgrove
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D003142:Communication; D003479:Curriculum; D004282:Documentation; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate / Q000592:standards; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000379:methods*; D005246:Feedback; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D007858:Learning; D009970:Orthodontics / Q000193:education*; D018794:Problem-Based Learning; D015397:Program Evaluation; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012655:Self-Evaluation Programs; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods; D006113:United Kingdom