title: Economic evaluation and dentistry.
abstract: This article is a brief guide to economic evaluation and dentistry. It outlines the most common methods such as cost-effectiveness analysis and cost-benefit analysis; discusses how and when they should be used; gives some dental examples; and outlines important issues that need to be borne in mind when interpreting them. It also corrects one or two common misunderstandings about economic evaluation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dental Public Health and Oral Health Services Research, Guy's, King's & St Thomas' (GKT) Medical and Dental School, King's College, London.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Buck
mesh_terms: D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D011215:Practice Management, Dental / Q000191:economics*