Introduction to Economic Evaluation in Oral Health Care (eBook)

This is the first known book on economic evaluations specifically geared to oral health professionals. The book serves as a starting point that explains the concepts and tools required for practitioners with little or no formal training or experience in economic evaluation to conduct such evaluations in oral health(care). It provides the foundation for applying economic evaluation principles to oral health programs as well as more advanced technical information for those interested in acquiring knowledge of health economics within the context of oral health care.

Carlos Zaror, DDS, MSc, PhD, is Associate Professor and head of the Department of Paediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, at Universidad de la Frontera in Temuco, Chile. Currently, he is also head of the Center for Research in Epidemiology, Economics and Oral Public Health (CIEESPO) at the same university. 

Prof. Zaror has a dental degree from the University of Frontera, specialist in Pediatric Dentistry from Universidad de Chile, a Master's in Clinical Epidemiology from Universidad de La Frontera, and a PhD in Methodology of Biomedical Research and Public Health from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain. 

His work focuses on health technology assessment in the field of oral health. This has allowed him to contribute to public policies, developing research for the Chilean Ministry of Health and providing expert input into Public Health issues. He has also participated in the preparation of protocols and clinical practice guidelines for the Chilean Ministry of Health. 

Prof. Zaror has published more than 80 papers in scientific journals, he has been awarded several oral public health research projects and serves as associate editor of BMC Oral Health and the International Journal of Interdisciplinary Dentistry. 

 

Rodrigo Mariño, CD, MPH, PhD is a public health dentist, Professorial Fellow at the Melbourne Dental School, The University of Melbourne, Australia, where he has worked since 2004. Prof. Mariño has a dental degree from the University of Chile, a Master's in public health from the University of Minnesota, and a PhD from the University of Melbourne.   

Prof. Mariño also has an Honorary appointment with the Faculty of Dentistry, Universidad de la Frontera in Temuco, Chile, and holds a position at the Population Oral Health and Research, Dental Services, Monash Health, Melbourne, Australia.

Prof. Mariño's research strongly focuses on oral health promotion and reducing inequalities in oral health status. Prof. Mariño has excellent research expertise in social epidemiology, health economics, dental workforce issues, public health, migrant health, information and communication technology, gerontology, and population oral health. He has established links and maintains continuous contact and research activities with major research and academic groups in Australia and overseas. Prof. Mariño has published more than 160 papers in scientific journals, several major research reports and 39 book chapters.    

Prof. Mariño was the founder and first President of the e-Oral Health Research Network, IADR, and serves on the Editorial Boards of BMC Oral Health, Dental Traumatology, and Gerodontology. Prof. Mariño has also been a consultant to the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization in Washington, DC.