title: Analysis of the costs of school-based mouthrinsing programs.
abstract: Previous research on a group of school-based mouthrinsing programs showed costs per participant to increase with program size. This paper examines the behavior of average costs as they relate to wages and labor productivity. Costs are found to increase because of differences in the mix of voluntary and paid labor. As program size increased, administrators substituted relatively high priced paid labor for low priced voluntary labor.
authors.forename: N J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Doherty
authors.forename: C W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Martie
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004526:Efficiency; D006801:Humans; D009067:Mouthwashes; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits; D012571:School Dentistry / Q000191:economics*
chemical_list: D009067:Mouthwashes