Abstract
Abstract: Patients requiring combined orthodontic and orthognathic surgical treatment make up 7% of a UK-based Orthodontic Consultant's caseload. This has significant time and cost implications within the NHS. In a climate of spending cuts across our health service, a need has arisen to justify service provision. Accordingly, a new index has been devised to aid in the prioritization and provision of care for orthognathic patients. CPD/Clinical Relevance: To carry out a retrospective audit of 44 patients who had orthognathic surgery in the NHS between May 2012 and October 2014, assign each an Index of Orthognathic Functional and Orthodontic Treatment Need, IOFTN and IOTN, score, respectively and identify any differences.
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