Descriptions
This measure assesses the percentage of adult dental plan patients who indicated whether ("Definitely Yes," "Somewhat Yes," "Somewhat No," or "Defnitely No") they were able to see a dentist for emergency care as soon as they wanted.
Numerator: The number of "Definitely Yes," "Somewhat Yes," "Somewhat No," or "Defnitely No" responses to the question "If you needed to see a dentist right away because of a dental emergency in the last 12 months, did you get to see a dentist as soon as you wanted?"
Denominator: Number of dental plan patients age 18 years and older who answered the question on the CAHPS Dental Plan Survey.