title: Home Visits and Telephone Contacts for Preventing Early Childhood Caries could be Cost Effective.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Relative cost-effectiveness of home visits and telephone contacts in preventing early childhood caries. Koh R, Kularantna S, Gordon LG, Barnett AG, Walsh LJ, Seow WK. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 2015;43:560-8.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia (government) and Australian Centre for Health Services Innovation (nonprofit).
  
  
  METHODS
  Markov model and Monte Carlo simulation where parameters are obtained from longitudinal intervention study, program data, and published data.
authors.forename: Susan O
authors.initials: SO
authors.lastname: Griffin
authors.forename: Paul M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Griffin
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006792:House Calls; D006801:Humans; D013689:Telephone