Public Valuation of Direct Restorations: A Discrete Choice Experiment.

ABSTRACT: Direct posterior dental restorations are commonly provided following management of dental caries. Amalgam use has been phased down and the feasibility of a phase-out by 2030 is being explored. Alternative direct restorative materials differ in their outcomes and provision. This research aimed to elicit the UK population's preferences for different attributes of restorations and their willingness to pay (WTP) for restorative services and outcomes. A discrete choice experiment (DCE) was designed with patient and public involvement and distributed to a representative sample of the UK general population using an online survey. Respondents answered 17 choice tasks between pairs of scenarios that varied in levels of 7 attributes (wait for filling, clinician type, filling color, length of procedu

SUBMITTER: Bailey O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9693719 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature