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Retention, stability and patient perceptions after orthodontic treatment
2020.11.16 |
| Date | Fri 27 Nov |
| Time | 09:30 — 11:30 |
| Location | Online via Zoom |
Friday 27 November at 09:30, Arwa Gera defends her PhD dissertation entitled "Retention, stability and patient perceptions after orthodontic treatment".
The stability of orthodontic treatment results is of utmost interest for both orthodontists and patients. Knowledge about the preferred retention protocol and prognostic factors for stability is inconclusive. Moreover, patient-reported outcomes such as quality of life measures provide important patient input.
The PhD dissertation focuses on "retention & stability" after orthodontic treatment with the presence of fixed retainers. In addition, the PhD disseration explores the impact of malocclusion on Oral Health Related Quality of Life (OHRQoL) between orthodontically treated and untreated individuals and investigates the correlation between the objective severity of malocclusion and the self-reported OHRQoL. Moreover, there are two additional studies, one reports the development of a Danish version of the Oral Health Impact Profile-14 (OHIP-14-DK) and the other reports the accuracy and reproducibility of the Peer Assessment Rating (PAR) index when measured digitally on direct digital models and manually on their printed model equivalents.
The summary is written by the PhD student.
The defence is public and takes place online via Zoom (https://aarhusuniversity.zoom.us/j/64679019877). Please read the attached press release for more information.
PhD student Arwa Gera
Mail: arwa@dent.au.dk
Phone: (+45) 50336278