Perceptions of orthodontic treatment need: Receiver Operating Characteristic analysis

被引：5

作者：

Bearn, D

Wright, J

Kay, E

OBrien, K

机构：

[1] Oral Health and Development Group, Dept. of Dental Medicine and Surgery, Univ. of Manchester Dental Hospital

[2] Dept. of Dental Medicine and Surgery, Univ. of Manchester Dental Hospital, Manchester, M15 6FH, Higher Cambridge Street

来源：

COMMUNITY DENTISTRY AND ORAL EPIDEMIOLOGY | 1996年 / 24卷 / 05期

关键词：

dental health services; orthodontics; referral and consultation; CLINICAL DECISION-MAKING; SCIENCE; CURVE; ART;

D O I：

10.1111/j.1600-0528.1996.tb00866.x

中图分类号：

R78 [口腔科学];

学科分类号：

1003 ;

摘要：

This study aimed to investigate the variations in dentists' perception of need for orthodontic treatment. Sixteen dentists viewed forty clinical vignettes and recorded their decisions according to the certainty with which they would offer treatment for each case. Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) analysis was performed on this data, using the Index of Orthodontic Treatment Need (IOTN) as the 'gold standard'. The data suggest that dentists treatment decisions do not concur with current guidelines in use in the UK.

引用

页码：303 / 306

页数：4