End the decay: the cost of poor dental health and what should be done about it

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End the decay The cost of poor dental health and what should be done about it Bronwyn Richardson and Jeff Richardson

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Bronwyn Richardson is a consultant working with Campbell Research and Consulting in Clifton Hill, Victoria. Professor Jeff Richardson is Foundation Director of the Centre for Health Economics at Monash University.

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Contents List of tables

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List of figures

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Abbreviations

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Glossary

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Introduction

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The burden of dental disease

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