ArticleOral health & preventive dentistry2019
Patients' and Parents' Valuation of Fluoride.
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 13 citations in OpenAlex.
- Decision-making regarding dental treatments - What factors matter from patients' perspective? A systematic review.BMC oral health · 2025Pooled it
- Patient preferences and willingness to pay for dental services: a systematic review.BMC oral health · 2025Pooled it
- Cost-Effectiveness of Applying Fluoride Varnish to Preschoolers in a Brazilian Scenario: An Economic Modelling Study.Community dentistry and oral epidemiology · 2026Article
- The role of income and frequency of dental visits in the relationship between dental sealant use and resin fillings after extended coverage: a retrospective cohort study.BMC oral health · 2023Article
- People's Willingness to Pay for Dental Checkups and the Associated Individual Characteristics: A Nationwide Web-Based Survey among Japanese Adults.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Is It Mum or the Dad? Parental Factors That Influence the Use and Acceptance of Fluoride Varnish among Parents in Eastern Saudi Arabia.International journal of dentistry · 2022Article
- Parents' Willingness to Invest in Primary Oral Health Prevention for Their Preschool Children.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Topical Fluoride Applications Related Posts Analysis on Twitter Using Natural Language Processing.Oral health & preventive dentistry · 2021Article
- Prevalence of Missing Values and Protest Zeros in Contingent Valuation in Dental Medicine.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Reorienting Oral Health Services to Prevention: Economic Perspectives.Journal of dental research · 2021Article
- An overview of the methodological aspects and policy implications of willingness-to-pay studies in oral health: a scoping review of existing literature.BMC oral health · 2020Article
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Abstract
purposeThis study aimed to elicit willingness to pay (WTP) values for fluoride varnish application from participants using the publically-funded health services in Brazil and the UK, and to identify differences in the variables impacting these values. A secondary aim was to compare WTP values from parents for their own preventive treatment and their child's. MATERIALS AND
methodsThis was a cross-sectional analysis of quantitative data collected from participants attending routine dental appointments. The clinics were hosted by the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Brazil and Newcastle Dental Hospital, UK.
resultsThe mean WTP for Brazilian adults was R$60.37 (=£15.97). WTP was highly variable and factors affecting it were difficult to identify. UK parents valued fluoride varnish at mean values of £28.21 and £28.12 for themselves and their child, respectively. Regression modelling found those with higher incomes had higher WTP in both samples. In the UK, parental and child WTP increased when parents had higher self-perceived need for dental treatment, had experienced recent dental pain, or their child had received restorations in the last 2 years.
conclusionsWTP for fluoride varnish varied dramatically between individuals. In both countries, it was difficult to predict this variance, as factors which would likely impact upon on WTP had a limited effect and were sometimes counter-intuitive. WTP values for a parent and their child were not statistically significantly different.
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