Intervention costs, in 2014 (US$)
| Intervention | ‘Usual care’ | ||||
| Unit price | Units* | Cost | Units* | Cost | |
| Training cost | |||||
| Course fee | |||||
| Salary for trainer, delivery† | 26.0 | 4 | 103.9 | ||
| Salary for trainer, preparation† | 26.0 | 1 | 26.0 | ||
| Salary for trainer, travel time† | 26.0 | 2 | 51.9 | ||
| Travels for trainer‡ | 23.0 | 1 | 23.0 | ||
| Material§ | 2.30 | 25 | 57.5 | ||
| Venue and refreshments§ | 777.8 | 1 | 777.8 | ||
| Total course fee for 25 participants | 1040.0 | ||||
| Total course fee per participant (practitioner) | 41.6 | ||||
| Compensation for training time for practitioners | |||||
| Compensation for training time: dentists§ ¶ | 264.3 | 4 | 1057.2 | ||
| Compensation for training time: dental hygienists§ ¶ | 103.4 | 4 | 413.7 | ||
| Average allowance for practitioners (80% dental hygienists) | 135.6 | 4 | 542.4 | ||
| Total training cost per practitioner | 584.0 | ||||
| Estimated yearly training cost per smoker** | 2.3 | 0 | |||
| Operating costs | |||||
| Salary for dentist† | 38.7 | ||||
| Salary for dental hygienist† | 25.0 | ||||
| Average salary for practitioners (80% dental hygienists)† | 27.7 | 0.14 | 3.9 | 0.04 | 1.1 |
| Patient's time cost† | 5.2 | 0.14 | 0.7 | 0.04 | 0.2 |
| NRT/other drugs‡ †† | 172.4 | 0.28 | 48.8 | 0.28 | 47.9 |
| Total costs | |||||
| Per smoker | 55.7 | 49.2 | |||
| All smoker visiting dental care/year‡‡ | 25 000 000 | 22 100 000 | |||
*Hours or number.
†Information on average salaries from Statistics Sweden: www.scb.se
‡Based on information from suppliers’ websites.
§Based on the study records or information from training organisers.
¶Includes loss of revenue.
**Estimated yearly number of smokers visiting a dental practitioner: 50.
††Proportion (units) based on information from the trial.
‡‡Estimated by costs/smoker×number of adults visiting dental care each year (n=449 000).
NRT, nicotine replacement therapy.