title: Cost-conservative dentistry: appropriate dentistry at lower cost.
abstract: Dental practitioners in both private and public dentistry are faced with patients who for reasons of public or private finance are not able to be treated with the most sophisticated available dentistry. A concept of appropriate dentistry is provided whereby, with reference to available literature, it is shown that cost-conservative treatment can be provided that is likely to be satisfactory to both the client and the practitioner.
authors.affiliation: Queensland Health, Brisbane North Region, Brisbane Dental Hospital.
authors.forename: I R
authors.initials: IR
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Brownlea
mesh_terms: D003363:Cost Control / Q000379:methods*; D003729:Dental Care / Q000191:economics* / Q000592:standards*; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent / Q000191:economics; D003778:Dentures / Q000191:economics; D004468:Economics, Dental; D015276:Health Care Rationing / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D009971:Orthodontics, Corrective / Q000191:economics; D010347:Patient Care Planning / Q000191:economics; D010517:Periodontics / Q000191:economics; D011313:Preventive Dentistry / Q000191:economics; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000191:economics; D014081:Tooth Extraction / Q000191:economics