Improving child oral health: Cost analysis of a National Nursery Toothbrushing Programme

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Submitted by susan on Thu, 2015-09-17 14:39

Dental caries is one of the most common diseases of childhood. The aim of this study was to compare the cost of providing the Scotland-wide nursery toothbrushing programme with associated National Health Service (NHS) cost savings from improvements in the dental health of five-year-old children: through avoided dental extractions, fillings and potential treatments for decay.

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Name of the Journal: 
PLoS ONE
Main Topic: 
Health
thesaurus: 
Oral Health
Child Health
Scotland
Attachment(s): 
National Nursery Toothbrushing.pdf
Author: 
Yulia Anopa
Alex D. McMahon
David I. Conway & et al
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Publication Date: 
15/09/2015