Patient-Centered Dental Home: Clearinghouse of Existing Oral Health Quality Indicators


Usual Source of Services, Dental Services

Characteristics
CONTINUOUS

Component
Usual source of care

Measure Concept
Care provided by dental practice or clinical entity of record

Descriptions
Percentage of all children enrolled in two consecutive years who visited the same practice or clinical entity in both years Numerator: Unduplicated number of children who visited the same practice or clinical entity in both years Denominator: Unduplicated number of all children enrolled in two consecutive years

Measure or Standard
Measure

Populations
Children

Level of Measure
Program/Plan

Data Source
Administrative enrollment and claims data

Measure Identification
Dental Quality Alliance

Developer/Steward
Dental Quality Alliance (DQA)

Stage of Development/Use
Specified, tested, and in use by: -State Medicaid programs

Measure Endorsement
DQA Approved