The Monitor Practice Program - is non-invasive management of dental caries in private practice cost-effective?

The cost-effectiveness of non-invasive management of dental caries in private practice: a cluster randomised controlled clinical trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN67374556

Enrollment

800

Registered

2009-03-30

Start date

2005-03-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Dental caries Oral Health Dental caries

Interventions

Control arm: Usual dental care. Intervention arm: The Caries Management System is a ten-step non-invasive strategy to arrest and remineralise early lesions. This system was developed for use by gene

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. All patients attending for dental treatment within recruited dental practices 2. Aged 5 years and over, either sex

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Unable to provide informed consent

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Reduction in incremental DMFS score 2. Incremental cost-effectiveness ratio Interim analysis at 2 years (to determine efficacy for the cost-effectiveness analysis), final analysis 3 years.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Patient and dentist acceptability 2. Impediments to implementation Interim analysis at 2 years (to determine efficacy for the cost-effectiveness analysis), final analysis 3 years.	—

Countries

Australia

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026