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Children Who Received Preventive Dental Care

Characteristics
Measures Not Included in PCDH Framework
Component
Not applicable
Measure Concept
Preventive services, general
Descriptions
Assesses how many preventive dental visits during the previous 12 months Numerator: Percentage of children who had one or more preventive dental visits in the past 12 months. Denominator: Children age 1-17 years
Measure or Standard
Measure
Populations
Children
Level of Measure
Population
Data Source
Survey
Measure Identification
HRSA/MCHB/CAHMI National Survey of Children's Health; DQA Starter Set Measures Environmental Scan (2012); DQA Practice Based Measures Environmental Scan (2015); NQF Environmental Scan (2012)
Developer/Steward
Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative (CAHMI)
Stage of Development/Use
MCHB National Performance Measure 13B. AMCHP Life Course Indicator LC-41.
Measure Endorsement
Previously NQF Endorsed