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Cost Effectiveness and Quality of Life Assessment on Dental Filling and Tooth Extraction in Balongsari Public Health Center

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Dental health services program implementation in Balogsari Public Health Center during there years 2006 until 2008, have a high aserage ratio of filling treatment compared to tooth extraction treatment (1:1.79) as. Compared to the standard set by the Ministry (1:1). Cost effecttiveness and analysis and quality of life is needed as a form of economic evaluation of cross incurred by the consequences or impacts of health care programs, especially dental filling and tooth estraction, ase to help in supporting the process of policy making in health care. The objective of this study was to assess cost effectiveness analysis (CEA) and quality of life (QoL) on dental filling and extraction treatment in Public: Health Center: Methods: The study was conducted on 31 respondents who received filling treatment and 38 respondents who received tooth extraction. All of the respondentscarried out to evaluate the total costs incrred in obtaining treatment and Qol between before and after treatment which consist of the physicals, psychological, social and economic. Results: The average total cost of dental filling treatment of the 31 respondents was Rp. 27,934.45, and in tooth estraction of the 38 respondents at Rp.22.406.83. The average difference in the QoL, before and after dental filling treatment amounted to 121.25. In estractions. QoL difference in value before and after treatment at 132.36. Cost effectivenss value in dental filling to 121.25. In extractions. QoL difference in value before and after treatment at 132.36. Cost effectivences ratio value in dental filling treatment amounted to 2.30.37, and in tooth extraction at 169.63. Conclusion that cost effectivencess ratio in the filling treatment is higher than the extraction, that tooth extraction treatment is condidered more cost effective than filling treatment

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Dental Journal,44(1)2011:45-48

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Surabaya : Erlangga University Press., 2011

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3p,

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English

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1978-3728

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PUBLIC HEALTH
quality of life
TOOTH EXTRACTION

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