title: 'Who does what' in the orthodontic workforce.
abstract: The contraction of the economy in the United Kingdom and constraints on the National Health Service (NHS) together with new opportunities for the delivery of orthodontic treatment has resulted in an increasing number of dental personnel across the different registrant groups. This article focuses on the changes that have taken place in the orthodontic workforce over the past decade. Although others help deliver orthodontic services such as material suppliers, treatment coordinators and those involved in marketing, this article will restrict itself to informing the reader specifically about which dental registrants are doing what at the clinical interface. How health professionals have developed their skills to undertake the role they play within the team and possible threats arising because of these changes are also discussed.
authors: Leeds Dental Institute, Clarendon Way, Leeds, LS2 9LU.
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authors: Hodge
authors: Charles Clifford Dental Hospital, 76 Wellesley Road, Sheffield, S10 2SZ and Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Gawber Road, Barnsley, S75 2EP.
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authors: Parkin
mesh_terms: D003729:Dental Care / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D009970:Orthodontics / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration; D010348:Patient Care Team; D024382:Professional Role; D006113:United Kingdom; D000078329:Workforce