title: The use of dental sealants in the Washington State Medical Assistance Program: a one-year report.
abstract: The total cost of providing sealants to a group of 6,191 children (17.3 percent of those eligible) by an average of 1,317 dentists participating in the program from November 1985 through October 1986 was $17,535. There were 593 dentists who placed sealants during the one-year program, with an average of 3.16 teeth sealed per child. It is anticipated that more children will be treated during the second year of the sealant project.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002662:Child Health Services / Q000191:economics; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000191:economics; D006801:Humans; D010895:Pit and Fissure Sealants / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014861:Washington
chemical_list: D010895:Pit and Fissure Sealants