PAR SCORE

Question 1

What does PAR stand for?

Answer 1

Peer Assessment Rating

Question 2

What is PAR?

Answer 2

• Indicie
• Cumulative Score
• Measures the success of trt
• Components x weighed factor

Question 3

Why is PAR needed?

Answer 3

• Checks clinical standards
• NHS requirement - KPI
•10 % of the contract
• practices asked twice a year
• > 30 case a year

Question 4

Disadvantages:

Answer 4

• OJ - heigh weighing factor
• OB - low weighing factor - traumatic OB - doesn’t represent functionality and appearance
• Microdontia and Hypodontia penalised
• Impacted teeth disregarded
• Pre Par scores < 22 can not be greatly improved due to reduction of 30% which is > 22

Question 5

What are the 5 components of PAR?

Answer 5

1. U+L Anterior Segments
2. Right and Left Buccal Segments
3. OJ and Reverse OJ
4. OB and Openbites
5. Centrelines

Question 6

What is recorded in the component:
1. U + L Anterior Segments

Answer 6

• contact displacements
• 3-3

Question 7

What is the weighing factor for U+ L Anterior Segments?

Answer 7

x 1

Question 8

What three things are recorded in the R + L Buccal Segments?

Answer 8

1. AP - Molar relationship 7-3
2. Vertical - Open bites 7-3
3. Transverse - Crossbites 7-4

Question 9

What is the R + L Buccal Segments weighing Factor?

Answer 9

x 1

Question 10

What is the weighing factor for OJ?

Answer 10

x 6

Question 11

What area is covered for the OJ?

Answer 11

2-2

Question 12

What area is covered for a reverse OJ?

Answer 12

3-3

Question 13

What is area is recorded for the OB?

Answer 13

2-2

Question 14

What is the OB measured in?

Answer 14

1/3

Question 15

What is the OB weighing factor?

Answer 15

X2

Question 16

What is measured for the centerlines?

Answer 16

The upper in relation to the lower in 1/4

Question 17

What is the weighing factor for centerlines?

Answer 17

X 4

Question 18

What is the formula for PAR?

Answer 18

(Pre par - post par) x 100

Question 19

What are the 3 categories for the results of PAR?

Answer 19

• worse/ no different
• Improved
• Greatly Improved > 40 %

Question 20

For a Post Par score to be excellent what does it need to be?

Answer 20

<5

Question 21

For a PAR score to be unacceptable, what does the PAR need to be?

Answer 21

> 10

Question 22

What does the Reduction and Pre par score need to be for greatly improved?

Answer 22

30%
> 22

Question 23

What must a practice have a score of?

Answer 23

70% good
And no more than 10% of > 10 post par

Question 24

What would be an example of > 10 post par

Answer 24

Premature Debonds