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Utilization of Services, Dental or Oral Health Services

Characteristics
Measures Not Included in PCDH Framework
Component
Not applicable
Measure Concept
Utilization: Use of any dental or oral health service
Descriptions
Percentage of all enrolled children under age 21 who received at least one dental OR oral health service within the reporting year Numerator: Unduplicated number of children who received at least one dental OR oral health service Denominator: Unduplicated number of all enrolled children under age 21
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 and tested
Measure Endorsement
DQA Approved