ABSTRACT
To provide an overview of the development of health technology assessment [HTA] in Iran since 2007, and to facilitate further development of HTA and its integration into policy making. Data of this study were collected through key documents [e.g. literature, laws, and other official documentation] and analyzed by experts of opinion in form of qualitative methods. Health technology assessment entered to the political agenda in Iran only in 2007 with a strong impetus of an evidence-based medicine movement with the bellow objectives: Institutionalization of evidence-based decision making in Ministry of Health, Creating an localization for structural HTA in Health system of Iran, Setting up training courses in order to educate capable manpower to full up the capacity of the universities, Establishment of a new field in HTA subject in medical universities for MSc and PhD degree, International communication about HTA through national website and possible participation in international Congress. HTA has been established in the healthcare system of Iran but what is needed is a clear political will to push forward the objectives of HTA in Iran. Similar to other countries, advance the regulation on the adoption of new health technologies to improve not only technical or allocate efficiency, but also health equity
ABSTRACT
The prevalence of Cl II malocclusion is high in the population. The functional appliances are used in the patient who has mandibular deficiency. The present study was aimed to compare thc dentoskeletal changcs of CLII/I Malocclusion who used inclined anterior bite plan and modified FRII. The material consisted of 30 patients, with Cl II/I malocclusion, ANB > 4° in late mixed dentifion. Half of the patients [9 girls and 6 boys] were treated by inclined anterior bite plane and reminder [8 girls and 7 boys] by modified FRII appliance. Lateral cephalogroms were obtained and traced before and after treatment and certain angular and linear variables were measured. The pretreatment and post-treatment measurements were compared using Mann-whitney U test and Wilcoxon Test to evaluate the significancy of the results. Significant changes mainly caused by mandibular growth, were observed after treatment by modified FRII and inclined anterior bite plane. This study indicated no statistical significant differences between two groups except Ar-B and AR-Pog. Considering the less bulky anterior inclined bile plane and its easier construction we can use this appliance instead of modified FRIT