Annual Dental Visit
Characteristics
Measures Not Included in PCDH Framework
Measure Concept
Utilization: Use of any dental or oral health service
Descriptions
The percentage of patients who had at least one dental visit during the measurement year.
(This measure can be expanded to include adults HEDIS® Measure – Adapted to include additional age groups Note: Visits for many 1 year olds will be counted because the specification includes children whose second birthday occurs any time during the measurement year)
Numerator: Number of patients with one or more dental visits with a dental practitioner during the measurement year.
Denominator: All eligible patients served by the HRSA funded program. The measure is reported for each of the following age stratifications and as a combined rate.
• 2-3 years
• 4-6 years
• 7-10 years
• 11-14 years
• 15-18 years
• 19-21 years
• >21 years
• >65 years
Measure or Standard
Measure
Populations
Children and Adults
Level of Measure
Practice/Health Center
Data Source
Patient Records/EDR/EMR
Measure Identification
DQA Practice Based Measures Environmental Scan (2015)