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Table 3.

Cost Effectiveness of School Sealant Programs by Comparison Group, Societal Perspective (2014 US$)

Study	Intervention cost, $	Net cost, $	Outcome	Averted/gained health outcome	Cost-effectiveness ratio
Sealant versus no sealant
Scherrer⁴⁴	67.05	−166.81	Caries	1.85	Cost saving
Marino⁴²	33.36	14.58	Caries	1.11	$13.13
Werner⁴⁶	163.16	1.51	Caries	0.93	$1.63
Delivery of sealants free of charge in clinics and schools versus clinics only
Bertrand³⁸	149.99	−30.76	Caries-free children	0.01	Cost saving