GPs practicing ortho – Discuss Dentistry

Re: GPs practicing ortho

ahluwaliatony — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 07:36:47 +0000

well…a number of general practitioners are taking ortho cases….about 30%..while the rest have got visiting orthodontists in their clinical setups…these practitioners start up the cases but are unable to finish them…however simple cases of non-extraction space closures are carried out by them..

Re: GPs practicing ortho

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 03:36:41 +0000

whether ortho is done by a GP or by an orthdodontist the patient expects and is entitled to the same level of service as a specialist.
GP’s should take substantial training before they start with ortho . They must have a mentor either a GP who is experienced in orthodontics or an orthodontist.
What I have found from multiple sources is that an orthodontist visiting a clinic to perform ortho is usually a disaster unless the orthodontist can make himself available at a very short notice.

For an experienced GDP integrating orthodontics in his practice is a good experience. However, he must take only those patients who have been in his practice for at least 5 yrs or more.

Veerendra

Re: GPs practicing ortho

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 07:50:48 +0000

” these practitioners start up the cases but are unable to finish them ” . . . are you refering to the GPs or to the visiting orthodontists in the above quote ? ? ? what would you advise a fresh GP with about a year or two of clinical experience and wants to do ortho cases at his clinic ? he knows that he is going to learn from the initial few cases himself. he is even prepared to wait for another year or two before taking up ortho cases but is puzzled as to how , where and from whom will he learn the skills. please enlighten ., .,

Re: GPs practicing ortho

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 02:05:48 +0000

i will not advise any GDP who has not completed at least 5 yrs in practice to take up ortho.

every ortho patient has to be tolerated for at least a year and a half and therefore it is essential that you know your patients well.

regards,

Veerendra Darakh

Re: GPs practicing ortho

drsapna — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 01:57:28 +0000

I think GDPs should not start orthodontics until they got at least diploma in orthodontics from an authorized institution..now various colleges have started diploma courses…there should be some standard set up by DCI for GDPs…after say 10-15 years india will emerge more in medical and dental field…i don’t think just for sake of earning more from an ortho case one inefficient GDP should not be allowed to experiment on patients..

Re: GPs practicing ortho

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 06:54:28 +0000

Which colleges are offering diploma courses ? what are their requirements ? what are their charges and what is the admission procedure?

pls. post the information if possible.

Regards,

Veeren

Re: GPs practicing ortho

drsapna — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 02:37:52 +0000

*Sharad Pawar Dental college of DMIMS(Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences) has started Post-graduate diploma course of 2yr and fee is about 5-6lacs(but one has to get proper information from institution)..
log on- http://2006.dmims.org/dmimsdu/ug09/brochure-09.pdf
(21st page)

*Manipal has Post-graduate diploma in oral impantology and aesthetic dentistry.

*IGNOU( Indira Gandhi National Open University) has started Post-graduate diploma course in endodontics and oral implantology.

Re: GPs practicing ortho

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 02:49:11 +0000

Is it a full time course ?. what courses r available for pravticing clinicians. Practicing clinicians cannot attend a full time course ?

There is a huge section of the population who cannot afford an orthodontist and in need of orthodontic treatment .

Training GDP’s to perform limited orthdontics is the need of the hour.

Regards,

Veerendra

Re: GPs practicing ortho

sushantpatel_doc — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 10:20:45 +0000

I totally agree with this thing..people find orthodontist way too expensive..they cant even afford simple orthodontic treatment which can be learned and performed by a GP..and this also makes orthodontist available for the more complicated cases..

Re: GPs practicing ortho

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 01:00:55 +0000

somewhere in the mid-nineties there were only 125 orthodontists in the city of Mumbai (population of one crore). perhaps the number of orthodontists must have increased by now but the poulation has also increased.

In many semi-urban and rural areas orthodontists are not easily available.

Are there any guidelines regarding the ratio of orthodontists with respect to the population and GDP’s.

Academically inclined GDP’s can learn orthodontics and provide some or complete orthdontic services.

Regards,

Veerendra Darakh