title: Economic Models of Preventive Dentistry for Australian Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To identify economic evaluation models and parameters that could be replicated or adapted to construct a generic model to assess cost-effectiveness of and prioritise a wide range of community-based oral disease prevention programmes in an Australian context.
  
  
  METHODS
  The literature search was conducted using MEDLINE, ERIC, PsycINFO, CINHAL (EBSCOhost), EMBASE (Ovid), CRD, DARE, NHSEED, HTA, all databases in the Cochrane library, Scopus and ScienceDirect databases from their inception to November 2012.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Thirty-three articles met the criteria for inclusion in this review (7 were Australian studies, 26 articles were international). Existing models focused primarily on dental caries. Periodontal disease, another common oral health problem, was lacking. Among caries prevention studies, there was an absence of clear evidence showing continuous benefits from primary through to permanent dentition and the long-term effects of oral health promotion.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  No generic model was identified from previous studies that could be immediately adopted or adapted for our purposes of simulating and prioritising a diverse range of oral health interventions for Australian children and adolescents. Nevertheless, data sources specified in the existing Australian-based models will be useful for developing a generic model for such purposes.
authors.forename: Utsana
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Tonmukayakul
authors.forename: Kah-Ling
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Sia
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gold
authors.forename: Shalika
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hegde
authors.forename: Andrea M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: de Silva
authors.forename: Marj
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Moodie
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001315:Australia; D002648:Child; D017281:Cost of Illness; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D006292:Health Priorities / Q000191:economics; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000191:economics; D006801:Humans; D018803:Models, Economic; D009909:Oral Health / Q000191:economics; D011313:Preventive Dentistry / Q000191:economics*