An introduction to economic evaluation of health care.
Economic evaluation is an accepted method for the appraisal of health care programmes. Although it is used widely in medicine, its use in the field of dentistry has achieved popularity more recently. Economic evaluation in dentistry is likely to become increasingly important in the future and this paper introduces readers to some of the basic concepts.
Cunningham
S J
SJ
Department of Orthodontics, Eastman Dental Institute for Oral Health Care Sciences, University College London, 256 Gray's Inn Road, London, WC1X 8LD, UK. S.Cunningham@eastman.ucl.ac.uk
D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000191:economics*; D003729:Dental Care / Q000191:economics*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006295:Health Resources; D006302:Health Services Research / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D009970:Orthodontics / Q000191:economics; D013218:State Dentistry / Q000191:economics*