Trends in Finnish Public Orthodontic Care from the Professionals' Perspective

<table class="table-group" id="tab4"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td align="left">Changes reported (<i>N</i>)</td><td align="left">Explanations given by respondents (<i>N</i>)</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left" rowspan="4">Volume of orthodontic treatment increased (27)</td><td align="left">Specialist manpower increased (17) 
 </td></tr><tr><td align="left">Orthodontic services better organized (15)</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Commissioned services increased (4)</td></tr><tr><td align="left">More general dentists participated in orthodontic
 treatments (4)</td></tr><tr><td align="center" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left" rowspan="3">Volume of orthodontic treatment decreased (7)</td><td align="left">Weakened economic situation (5) 
</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Increased need for adults’ dental services (4)</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Lack of specialist manpower (3)</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

Changes in the volume of orthodontic
services during the previous five years reported by local chief dental officers
(<i>N</i> = 34).

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Table 4: Trends in Finnish Public Orthodontic Care from the Professionals' Perspective 