Table 2.

The results of the base‐case analysis including the 95% upper and lower limit clinical efficacy of biannual fluoride varnish, discounted

Outcomes	Current practice		Intervention
	Number	Costs ($)	Number (95% CI)	Costs ($) (95% CI)
Total cost		2303		3600 (1117, 3483)
DMFT	15.52		13.99 (13.13, 14.57)
QALY gained	14.74		15.44 (15.19, 15.77)
ICER per prevented‐DMFT			849 (494, 1453)
ICER per QALY gained			1851 (1142, 3042)

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; DMFT, decay, missing and filled teeth; QALY, quality‐adjusted life years; ICER, incremental cost‐effectiveness ratio.