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Aims: Patients’ expectations are essential part of healthcare delivery system. This would definitely relate to patient satisfaction and consequently would provide a guideline for promotion of community health level. This study illustrates the non-clinical expectations of patients referred to a dental school clinic. Study Design: This is a Qualitative study. Place and Duration of Study: This study was performed in dental school of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, for a period of three months from May to July 2015. Methodology: In this qualitative study, seventeen patients aged 18 years and older were interviewed. These patients were selected by convenient sampling method from a dental school in Tehran, Iran. The data was gathered based upon semi-structured, face-to-face, and an in-depth interview. The transcribed interview texts were analyzed according to the principals of qualitative content analysis. Results: The responses were interpreted into two main themes: “met” and “unmet” expectations. “Met expectations” included four subthemes consisting “students and staff behaviors”, “infection control”, “fees”, and “trust” in dental school clinics. “Unmet expectations” included seven subthemes consisting “length of reception process”, “waiting time”, “accessibility”, “explanation about treatment procedures”, “facilities and equipment”, “working hours of the clinic” and “insurance coverage”. Conclusion: The results highlight that there are many concerns to the eyes of healthcare receivers which should be regarded by healthcare providers and administrators. Meeting these expectations would consequently improve the oral health level of a related community.
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Objetivo: Determinação da linha de referência sagital mediana (LRSM), para avaliação de assimetrias craniofaciais, traçando uma linha paralela da crista galli à linha vertical verdadeira, em cefalometria PA, utilizando a técnica da posição natural da cabeça (PNC).Metodologia: 60 indivíduos (30 homens e 30 mulheres, com idade variando de 9 a 13 anos, de uma população iraniana), com oclusão normal Classe I sem história de tratamento ortodôntico ou cirurgia mandibular, foram selecionados no Departamento de Ortodontia, Universidade de Shahid Beheshti, MC Faculdade de Odontologia, Teerã, Irã, 2009-2010. Os pacientes não portavam supranumerários ou ausência dentária, nem anormalidade esquelética. Radiografias cefelométricas PA foram obtidas para todas as amostras pela técnica da posição natural da cabeça (PNC). A linha sagital mediana também foitraçada paralelamente da corrente pendurada à referência intracraniana selecionada (crista galli). Esta linha é a linha vertical verdadeira. A linha horizontal verdadeira foi traçada perpendicularmente à corrente pendurada da crista galli (Cg). Mensurou-se a assimetria craniofacial com medições linear, angular e trigonométrica por meio de radiografias cefalométricas PA pela técnica da posição natural da cabeça (PNC), usando as verdadeiras linhas vertical e horizontal. As diferenças médias entre as medidas acima nos lados direito e esquerdo foram analisadas pelo teste t.Resultados: Cada variável foi avaliada independentemente; os valores da média e desvio padrão foram calculados separadamente. Ademais, relações transversais foram preparadas na nossa amostra (faixa etária de 9 a 13 anos). Todos os pacientes eram descendentes iranianos.
Para a validação da linha media sagital (LMS), foi medida a distância entre a espinha nasal anterior (ENA) e o Mento (Me).Conclusão: Os achados deste estudo evidenciam que a cefalometria PA com a técnica da posição natural da cabeça (PNC) pode medir a assimetria facial com o nível de 96% de intervalo de confiança. Contudo, a introdução da linha média sagital pelo uso da técnica da posição natural da cabeça (PNC) poderia fornecer a capacidade de diagnosticar assimetrias faciais
Objective: Determination of midsagittal reference line (MSL) for craniofacial asymmetries assessment by drawing a line from crista gali parallel to true vertical line in PA cephalometry , using NHP technique. Method: 60 samples (30 males and 30 females, within the age range of 9-13 years old Iranian population) were selected with normal Class I occlusion without any history of orthodontic or jaw surgery treatments in Department of Orthodontics, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran. Iran, 2009-2010. Patients had no supernumerary or missing teeth and any skeletal anomaly. PA cephalometry radiographs were taken from all samples with NHP technique. The midsagittal line was also traced parallel to the hanging chain from our selected intracranial reference point (Crista gali). This line is a true vertical line. True horizontal line traced perpendicular to the hanging chain from Crista gali (Cg). We assessed craniofacial symmetry with linear, angular and trigonometrical measurements in PA cephalometric radiographs by NHP technique, using true vertical and horizontal lines. The mean differences of above measurements in left and right sides were analyzed by T- test.Results: Each variable was measured independently; then the mean values and S.D was calculated separately. Also, transverse ratios were prepared in our samples (age range of 9-13 years). All patients were from Iranian decent. For midsagittal line (MSL) validity, the ANS (Anterior Nasal Spine) distance in the middle third and Me (Menton) distance in lower third from MSL was measured.Conclusion: Findings of this study showed that P.A.cephalometry with NHP technique could assess the facial symmetry with the rate 96% confidence interval. Therefore, the introduced midsagittal line by using NHP Technique, could prove the ability for diagnosis of facial asymmetries