Cost-effectiveness analysis of a school-based dental sealant program for low-socioeconomic-status children: a practice-based report.
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Health technology A school-based dental sealant programme for low socioeconomic status (low-SES) children was considered. This clinical preventive programme included oral hygiene instructions, weekly sodium fluoride rinses, dental sealants (either for repairing lost sealants, or for sealing newly erupted teeth), and referrals to the students family dentists or the Peekskill Area Health Center (PAHC) for comprehensive dental care.
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Cost-effectiveness study of a school-based sealant program.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
دوره 13 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2002