Future provision of orthodontic care for patients with craniofacial anomalies and cleft lip and palate.

Objective: To determine whether Canadian and United States (US) orthodontic programs provide training in treating patients with cleft lip and palate (CLP) and craniofacial anomalies (CFA) and whether residents will treat these patients in their future practices.

Methods: An email with a personalized link to an anonymous, multi-item, online questionnaire was sent to all 54 Canadian and 335 of the approximately 700 US orthodontic residents. The two questions asked were: "Do you plan to include the treatment of CLP and CFA patients in your practice?" and "Does your program contain formal training in treating patients with CLP and CFA?"

Results: A total of 44 Canadian and 136 US residents responded.

Motivational factors and future life plans of orthodontic residents in the United States.

Introduction: The purposes of this study were to investigate factors influencing career choice and identify future life plans of orthodontic residents in the United States.

Methods: Program chairs and directors of all 65 orthodontic residency programs in the United States were contacted by e-mail and telephone for permission to e-mail their residents and invite them to take part in on online survey. A total of 335 residents from 37 programs were invited to complete an anonymous 57-item questionnaire in May 2007.

Resident evaluation of orthodontic programs in the United States.

The objective of this study was to investigate the satisfaction of orthodontic residents in the United States with their programs and determine the scope of their training. Program chairs/directors of all sixty-five U.S.

Motivations and future plans of Canadian orthodontic residents.

Introduction: Our purposes were to investigate factors influencing career choice and to identify future plans of Canadian orthodontic residents.

Methods: All orthodontic residents in the 5 Canadian residency training programs were invited to complete an anonymous online survey in November 2006. Data were categorized by demographic variables, and basic statistics including chi-square comparative analyses were performed.

Future practice plans of orthodontic residents in the United States.

Introduction: The purpose of this study was to investigate the future clinical practice plans of orthodontic residents in the United States.

Methods: All program chairs and directors of the 65 US orthodontic residency programs were contacted by e-mail and telephone and asked for permission to e-mail their residents and invite them to take part in an anonymous 57-item questionnaire online. A total of 335 e-mails from 37 programs were obtained, and the survey was sent in May 2007.

Resident evaluation of orthodontic programs in Canada.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the satisfaction of Canadian orthodontic residents with their programs and determine the scope of their training. An anonymous online questionnaire was sent to all Canadian orthodontic residents in November 2006. Data were assembled and categorized by different variables, and chi-square comparative analyses were performed.

In vivo bonding of orthodontic brackets to fluorosed enamel using an adhesion promotor.

Objectives: To determine the success of bracket retention using an adhesion promoter with and without the additional microabrasion of enamel.

Materials And Methods: Fifty-two teeth with severe dental fluorosis were bonded in vivo using a split-mouth design where the enamel surfaces of 26 teeth were microabraded with 50 microm of aluminum silicate for 5 seconds under rubber dam and high volume suction. Thirty-seven percent phosphoric acid was then applied to the enamel, washed and dried, and followed by placement of Scotchbond Multipurpose Plus Bonding Adhesive.

Diagnosis and clinical management of patients with skeletal Class III dysplasia.

This paper summarizes the current literature on the diagnosis and treatment of a patient with Class III skeletal dysplasia. It also includes a report of two siblings with Class III skeletal dysplasia, although each received different treatment due to different causes of the condition. This review illustrates that early appropriate diagnosis, including cephalometric analysis, is important for identifying the location of the dysplasia.

Preventive and interceptive orthodontic treatment needs of an inner-city group of 6- and 9-year-old Canadian children.

Objective: Early recognition of developing malocclusions and the potential for uncomplicated orthodontic treatment procedures can minimize or eliminate future costly treatment. This study was designed to assess the potential for this approach in children living in a limited-income environment. A modified index for preventive and interceptive orthodontic needs (IPION) was used to determine the need for such treatment in schoolchildren aged 6 and 9 years.