Optimizing the mix of basic dental services for Southern Thai schoolchildren based on resource consumption, service needs and parental preference.

OBJECTIVES: To identify the optimal levels and mix of basic dental services (sealants and fillings for permanent teeth and extraction of primary teeth) under two different dental settings: hospital-based and mobile dental clinics under specified resource constraints. METHODS: A linear programming mo...

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Published in:Community Dentistry & Oral Epidemiology Vol. 37; no. 4; pp. 372 - 381
Main Authors: Tianviwat S, Chongsuvivatwong V, Birch S
Format: equations & formulas pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell Aug2009
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