The impact of changing dental needs on cost savings from fluoridation

Australian Dental Journal

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 37-44

  Campain, A C ^a   Marino, R J ^a   Wright, F A C ^b   Harrison, D ^c   Bailey, D L ^a   Morgan, M V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Carrum Downs   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cost benefit analysis; Dental caries; Fluoridation; Public health; Trends

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL SURGERY; ECONOMICS; FLUORIDATION; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME; TOOTH CROWN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; COST SAVINGS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROWNS; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT; DMF INDEX; FLUORIDATION; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, ECONOMIC; ORAL HEALTH; TIME FACTORS; VICTORIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77949346515     PISSN: 00450421     EISSN: 18347819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1834-7819.2010.01173.x     Document Type: Article

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