Table 1 Scheduling of events

Assessment for eligibility

o

Informed consent

o

Socio-demographic characteristics and eligibility for free treatment

o

Clinical status (DMFT)

o

Sustained tooth vitality

o

o

o

Pulp exposure during caries removal

o

Caries progression dental pain relief

o

o

o

EQ-5D-5L

●

●

●

OHIP-14

●

●

●

Patient satisfaction

•

●

Oral health behaviours

●

●

NHS perspective primary dental care resource use and cost

o

∇

NHS perspective use of other NHS services (GP, A&E etc.)

o

●

●

Patient perspective unit costs of time and travel^A

●

Patient perspective costs (private care, NHS co-charges etc.)

●

●

∇

General population preferences

 ⊕ 

Willingness to pay

 ⊕