Cost as a Prohibitive Factor on Effectiveness of Informational Campaigns to Reduce Dental Sealant Disparities

Suggested citation for this article: Bolin KA. Cost as a prohibitive factor on effectiveness of informational campaigns to reduce dental sealant disparities [letter to the editor]. Prev Chronic Dis [serial online] 2005 Jul [date cited]. The authors of the abstract " Reducing Dental Sealant Disparities in School-aged Children Through Better Targeting of Informational Campaigns " (1) state: The lack of an association between sealant prevalence and knowledge among low-income families may reflect higher levels of public provision of sealants to this group. This suggests that informational campaigns could increase demand for sealants in both income groups. However, I fail to see how targeted informational campaigns about sealants, regardless of the efficiency or the impact, could increase demand for a service in groups that cannot afford that service. Vousden C. Reducing dental sealant disparities in school-aged children through better targeting of infor-mational campaigns [abstract]. Prev Chronic Dis [seri-al online] 2005 Apr [cited 2005 Apr 1]. or the authors' affiliated institutions. Use of trade names is for identification only and does not imply endorsement by any of the groups named above.