The use of dental sealants in the Washington State Medical Assistance Program: a one-year report

The total cost of providing sealants to a group of 6,191 children (17.3 percent of those eligible) by an average of 1,317 dentists participating in the program from November 1985 through October 1986 was $17,535. There were 593 dentists who placed sealants during the one-year program, with an average of 3.16 teeth sealed per child. It is anticipated that more children will be treated during the second year of the sealant project.