News: February 2019

Developing health economics methods for evaluating dental health interventions as part of preventative public health

A seminar: “ Developing a range of methods for economic evaluation of dental services: widening the perspective ” organised by the Centre for Health Economics and Medicines Evaluation (CHEME) took place recently at Bangor University. Understanding that most dental caries is preventable, particularly in young children, means that the costs are also largely preventable. In the financial year of 2015 -2016, Public Health England reports the cost of tooth extraction topped £50.5 million in children aged 0 to 19 years.

Publication date: 11 February 2019