The cost-utility of school-based first permanent molar sealants programs: a Markov model.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Evidence of the cost-effectiveness of school-based first permanent molar sealants programs is not yet fully conclusive. The aim of this study was to determine the incremental cost-utility ratio (ICUR) of school-based prevention programs for the application of sealants in molars of schoolchildren compared with non-intervention. METHODS:A cost-utility analysis based on a Markov model was carried out using probability distribution. The utility was measured in quality-adjusted tooth years (QATY). The assessment was carried out from the public payer's perspective with a six-year time horizon. Costs and benefits were discounted at 3% per year. Only direct costs were evaluated, expressed in Chilean pesos (CLP) at 7th May at 2019 values (exchange rate USD = CLP 681.09). Univariate deter

SUBMITTER: Espinoza-Espinoza G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6937712 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature