TY  - JOUR
AU  - Marino, R
AU  - Traub, F
AU  - Lekfuangfu, P
AU  - Niyomsilp, K
Y2  - 2020/12/18
Y1  - 2018/02/15
SN  - 1472-6831
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/11343/255909
AB  - BACKGROUND: This study modelled the cost-effectiveness, from a societal perspective, of a program that used fluoridated milk to prevent dental caries in children who were 6 years old at the beginning of the program, versus non-intervention, after 6 years. METHODS: After 6 years, children in the milk-fluoridation program had a significant (34%) reduction in dental caries experience compared to those in the comparison community (i.e., received school milk without added fluoride) (DMFS: 1.06 vs. 1.60). RESULTS: This improvement was achieved with an investment of Thailand Baht (THB) 5,345,048 over 6 years (or THB 11.88 per child, per year) (1 US$ = THB(2011) 30.0). When comparing the costs of the operation of the program and dental treatment in the test community with those of the comparison community, the program resulted in a net societal savings of THB 8,177,179 (range 18,597,122 to THB 7,920,711) after 6 years. This investment would result in 40,500 DMFS avoided in a community with a childhood population of 75,000 [DMFS avoided: 75,000 x (- 0.54)]. CONCLUSIONS: While the analysis has inherent limitations due to its dependence on a range of assumptions, the results suggest that, from a societal perspective, when compared with the non-intervention group, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration intervention appeared to be a more cost-efficient option than current standard oral health care.
LA  - English
PB  - BMC
T1  - Cost-effectiveness analysis of a school-based dental caries prevention program using fluoridated milk in Bangkok, Thailand
DO  - 10.1186/s12903-018-0485-7
IS  - BMC Oral Health
VL  - 18
IS  - 1
L1  - /bitstream/handle/11343/255909/PMC5815217.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
ER  -