Advancing Severity of Care Rates: Restorations Following Sealant Placement
Characteristics
QUALITY- AND SAFETY-FOCUSED
Component
Clinical outcomes
Measure Concept
Sealant retention
Descriptions
Percentage of all teeth that were originally sealed that then progressed to receiving occlusal/proximal restorations for 3 follow-up time periods: 1 year, 3 years and 5 years
Numerator: Count of teeth that received any Occlusal/Proximal restorations (treatment performed based on level of reporting) in the same tooth as the sealant event in denominator between index event and end of the measurement period
Denominator: For patients who have D0120 OR D0145 OR D0150 during the measurement period. Count of teeth with sealants D1351 (treatment performed based on level of reporting) [1 year; 3 years; 5 years] prior to the start of the measurement period
The population in the denominator is a subset of the Initial Patient Population defined as patients with D0120 OR D0145 OR D0150 OR D0180 (treatment performed) within the 3 years prior to the start date of the measurement period and including the measurement period. The measure itself is at the tooth level - the tooth is the unit of measure.
Measure or Standard
Measure
Populations
Children and Adults
Level of Measure
Practice/Health Center
Data Source
Patient Records/EDR/EMR
Measure Identification
American Dental Association Dental Experience and Research Exchange data registry
Developer/Steward
American Dental Association/
Dental Quality Alliance
Stage of Development/Use
Specified and in use for ADA DERE registry reporting