Cost‐Effectiveness of Applying Fluoride Varnish to Preschoolers in a Brazilian Scenario: An Economic Modelling Study
The total cost of care was lower in the group that invested less in prevention (without FV) compared to the group that invested more (with FV). While it is often said that "more prevention is always better," economic evaluations remind us that not all preventive strategies provide good value for money.
Authors
- Izabel Monteiro Dhyppolito (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5756-6377)
- Paulo Nadanovsky (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3345-9873)
- Rodolfo Castro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0701-2528)
- Ana Paula Pires dos Santos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5688-4747)
Institutions
- Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (BR)
- Health Foundation (GB)
- Faculdade de Medicina de Petrópolis (BR)
- Universidade Católica de Petrópolis (BR)
- Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (BR)
- Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Community Dentistry And Oral Epidemiology
- Published
- 2025-11-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/cdoe.70031
- Primary Topic
- Fluoride Effects and Removal
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior
- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
- Fundação Carlos Chagas Filho de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro