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I have just read the latest announcement from the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh that they will drop the case presentation section.1
In which universe would it be a good idea to stop requiring orthodontic trainees to fully reflect on each and every step they have taken to treat a significant malocclusion to as near perfection as they can possibly manage?
Presenting their own treated cases means that they will have spent tens of hours studying the initial records of between five and ten different malocclusions from which they select their chosen exam cases. They have analysed all of the cephalograms and other radiographs, and decided what each and every measurement means, and how it might effect the approach to treatment. They have hopefully done a space analysis and understood the exact requirements of the case, and worked how to meet these detailed space requirements. They have considered the treatment approach selected, and also decided why other possible alternatives were rejected. And they can now fully justify each and every decision reached.
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