Index of Orthodontic Treatment Need (IOTN) - what you need to know (SW10-04-23-1)

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SubjectOrthodontics
DescriptionThis course is to enable local GDPs to use the index of treatment need for their patients.
VenuePostgraduate Medical Education Centre, Royal Bournemouth Hospital, Bournemouth - Bournemouth & E Dorset  View details
Date & timeFriday 23 April 2010, 13:30 to 17:00
LecturersMr James Mclaine, Susan Power, Mary Short & eleanor thickett  View details
Target audience

Mandatory: Dentist

Development outcomeNo development outcome
Course styleLecture
Catering Tea and coffee only
Core topic Not a core topic
CPD hours3:00
Cost£46.00
Aims

To enable local GDPs to use the index of treatment need for their patients.  This has been adopted nationally to determine the eligibility for NHS orthodontic treament

Objectives

Familiarity fo the categories of the index of orthodontic treatment need

Practical application of both the aesthetic and dental health components

Appreciation of the limitation of the index

Sugggested methods of employment of the index within their practice

Areas of contention