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Evaluating the cost-effectiveness of orthodontic provision
S Richmond1, C J Phillips, F Dunstan
1Department of Dental Health and Biological Sciences, Dental School, Heath Park, Cardiff, CFI4 4XY.
Dental Update
|May 1, 2004
Summary
Assessing orthodontic care is crucial. The ICON index objectively measures treatment need and outcomes, aiding cost-effectiveness analysis for specialist orthodontists.
Area of Science:
- Dentistry
- Orthodontics
- Health Services Research
Background:
- Evaluating orthodontic treatment effectiveness is essential.
- Objective assessment tools are needed to determine treatment necessity and appropriateness.
- Cost-effectiveness analysis requires understanding treatment costs and outcomes.
Purpose of the Study:
- To highlight the importance of assessing orthodontic provision.
- To introduce the ICON index as an objective measure of orthodontic treatment need, complexity, and outcome.
- To demonstrate methods for comparing the cost-effectiveness of orthodontic care provided by specialist orthodontists.
Main Methods:
- Utilizing the ICON (Index of Complexity, Outcome and Need) occlusal index for objective quantification.
- Analyzing costs associated with orthodontic treatment.
- Developing cost-effectiveness models based on treatment outcomes.
Main Results:
- The ICON index provides an objective measure of orthodontic treatment need, complexity, and outcome.
- The study illustrates methods for comparing the effectiveness of orthodontic care.
- Cost-effectiveness models can be developed by analyzing treatment costs and outcomes.
Conclusions:
- The ICON index is a valuable tool for assessing the effectiveness of orthodontic care.
- Objective assessment of orthodontic provision is important for ensuring appropriate treatment.
- Comparative analysis can inform cost-effectiveness models in orthodontics.