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


Dental plan members' experiences with getting dental appointments as soon as wanted

Characteristics
ACCESSIBLE

Component
Timely

Measure Concept
Timely access for routine/preventive care

Descriptions
This measure assesses the percentage of adult dental plan patients who indicated how often ("Never," "Sometimes," "Usually," or "Always") they were able to get a dental appintment as soon as they wanted. Numerator: The number of "Never," "Sometimes," "Usually," or "Always" responses to the question "How often were your dental appointments 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

Measure or Standard
Measure

Populations
Adults

Level of Measure
Program/Plan

Data Source
Survey

Measure Identification
AHRQ/CAHPS

Developer/Steward
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

Stage of Development/Use
AHRQ/CAHPS

Measure Endorsement