Cost-effectiveness of Preventive Oral Health Care in Medical Offices for Young Medicaid Enrollees

Cost‐effectiveness of a disease management program for early childhood caries

“…Our findings are consistent with previous economic evaluations, many of which have reported that various dental caries prevention programs can be cost‐saving . Others, however, have found that caries prevention increases overall costs . In these cases, whether the intervention is considered cost‐effective depends on payers' willingness to pay to prevent caries and related treatment.…”

Outcomes Associated With Early Preventive Dental Care Among Medicaid-Enrolled Children in Alabama

“…We identified fluoride varnish administrations by the following Current Dental Terminology codes: D1201, D1203, and D1208. We considered high-frequency preventive dental care to be 4 or more visits during the first 2 years of life, which is consistent with other studies reporting effects at this threshold …”

Impact of Medicaid Policy on the Oral Health of Publicly Insured Children

“…Importantly, however, we found that the benefits of fluoride varnish are realized relatively quickly after policy implementation. Improved oral health was observed within four years in our study and others have reported the potential for cost-savings due to fluoride varnish by 6 years of age (Stearns et al, 2012), substantially faster than other interventions such as smoking cessation that have effects 15 years later (Anthonisen et al, 2005). …”