The following is a preliminary report from the Orthodontic Services Coimnittee of the A.S.O. based on the results of the Manpower Survey carried out in 1992 which referred to the manpower situation as it applied at census time, August 1991. Insufficient responses were obtained for this survey to provide a complete picture of the present manpower situation; however, changes of a general nature are clear. This is a call for more responses in order to obtain a clearer picture of the regional distribution of orthodontic services.