Patient-Centered Caries Prevention in Children may be More Cost-Effective in the Long Term than Traditional Dental Care

Article Title and Bibliographic Information Cost-effectiveness of an experimental caries-control regimen in a 3.4-yr randomized clinical trial among 11-12-yr-old Finnish schoolchildren. Hietasalo P, Seppa L, Lahti S, Niinimaa A, Kallio J, Aronen P, et al. Eur J Oral Sci 2009;117:728-33. Reviewer Jonathan D. Shenkin, DDS, MPH Purpose/Question To determine if an experimental patient-centered prevention regimen was more cost-effective than standard dental care. Source of Funding Foundation support from a number of Finnish organizations Type of Study/Design Randomized controlled trial Level of Evidence Level 2: Limited-quality, patient-oriented evidence Strength of Recommendation Grade Not applicable