Evaluation of School-Based Dental Sealant Programs: An Updated Community Guide Systematic Economic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Context

A recently updated Community Guide systematic review of the effectiveness of school sealant programs (SSPs) still found strong evidence that SSPs reduced dental caries among schoolchildren. This follow-up systematic review updates SSP cost and benefit information from the original 2002 review.

Evidence acquisition

Using Community Guide economic review methods, the authors searched the literature from January 2000 to November 20, 2014. The final body of evidence included 14 studies-ten from the current search and four with cost information from the 2002 review. Nine studies had information on SSP costs; six on sealant benefit (averted treatment costs and productivity losses); four on SSP net cost (cost minus benefit); and three on net cost to Medicaid of clinically de

SUBMITTER: Griffin SO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5870866 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature