Trends in Finnish Public Orthodontic Care from the Professionals' Perspective

Table 5

Aspects in need of improvement and suggested tools for improvement according to specialist orthodontists (percentage of respondents in parenthesis).

Aspects in need of improvement	(%)
Lack of national guidelines for orthodontic care	40
Inefficient routines in documentation, planning and follow-up of treatments	36
Insufficient work division in orthodontic care	35
Lack of orthodontic skills among general dentists	30
Suggested tools for improvement	(%)
Increased education of specialist orthodontists	39
Additional orthodontic resources needed for public health services	30
Better cooperation between central hospitals and health centres	19
Remuneration of orthodontic treatment by sickness insurance or by introducing orthodontic service vouchers for private services	16