Assessing orthodontic treatment outcomes: an introduction to the PAR Index
16 May 2025
Dental Technicians' Hub
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Learning Content
This session serves as an introduction to the Peer Assessment Rating (PAR) Index, which is a widely recognised method of measuring orthodontic treatment outcomes.
- •Describe the basic principles of the PAR Index.
- •Demonstrate how PAR scores are recorded and calculated.
- •Explain the methods of interpreting the results of PAR scores.
- •Recognise that it is best practice to pass a calibration test before providing PAR Index assessments.
Aims
• To present the background to the development of the PAR Index.
• To examine the components of the PAR Index.
• To consider how PAR scores are performed and recorded.
• To demonstrate how the results of PAR scores are interpreted.
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