0 relating to the job or activity of correcting the position of teeth and dealing with and preventing problems of the teeth: --
Patients waiting for orthodontic operations will normally be listed under general surgery or plastic surgery.
The aim of the reforms is to ensure that those who need treatment are able to get quality orthodontic care without undue delay.
An index of treatment need can be used by orthodontic specialists.
Any dentist who has the necessary facilities, experience or expertise may provide orthodontic treatment.
It is expected that there may be a reduction of about 20,000 in the number of children who will have orthodontic appliances.
The amount of chargeable orthodontic treatment is, therefore, very small.
The whole school service is breaking down, especially in respect of this orthodontic treatment.
The latest available information on the mean waiting time for a first orthodontic outpatient appointment, by area of residence, is given in the table.
