Table 1 Summary of annual total costs (by cost category) associated with the milk-fluoridation program in Bangkok, Thailand, 2011
Cost category | Pasteurized milk THBa(2011) | UHT milk THBa(2011) |
|---|---|---|
Investments costs: | ||
Production equipment | ||
Dosing pump equipment (55,000.00 × 5 diaries) | 275,000 | 66,549 |
Laboratory equipment | 44,470 | |
Total Investment | 319,470 | 66,549 |
Total Investment costs | 386,019 | |
Production costs: | ||
Cost of analysis (reactives and calibration) per year | 43,168 | 13,942 |
Production Cost (75,000 units/day) per year | 40,236 | 16,430 |
Subtotal per year | 83,404 | 30,488 |
Total cost production per year | 113,892 | |
Quality control costs: | ||
Cost transport samples a year (THB 200 per trip) | 1600 | |
Cost of samples analysis a year (THB 30 per samples) | 8640 | |
Personnel costs (THB 138.46/h; 66 h per year) | 9138 | |
Urinary Analysis cost a year (32,800/6 diaries) | 5467 | |
Total quality control per year | 24,845 | |
Promotion, reports and management costs: | ||
Program Coordinator | 48,000 | |
Administrative assistant | 28,800 | |
Office rent and services | 9720 | |
Dental nurse 3 h/year per school (n = 435) | 225,865 | |
Consent form printing (THB 0.5 each. First year only) | 37,500 | |
Teacher meetings salary (At commencement and every 3 years) | 858,462 | |
Teacher meetings organisation (At commencement and every 3 years) | 300,000 | |
Report to Princess | 1667 | |
Booklet for promotion scheme (Every 2 years) | 33,334 | |
Inspection diaries (3 dental officers @ THB 231/h; 16 h × 6 diaries) | 66,462 | |
Total promotion, reports and management costs per year | 1,609,810 | |