Oral Health Education Service given by a Dentist or
Dental Hygienist, Dental Assistant and/or Dental Case Manager
Characteristics
COMPREHENSIVE
Component
Prevention and wellness focused
Measure Concept
Oral health education provision
Descriptions
Percentage of oral health patients who received oral health education at least once in the measurement year
Numerator: Number of oral health patients who received oral health education at least once in the measurement year
Denominator: Number of oral health patients that received a clinical oral evaluation at least once in the measurement year. Patients who had only an evaluation or treatment for a dental emergency in the measurement year will be excluded
Measure or Standard
Measure
Populations
Not specified or not applicable
Level of Measure
Practice/Health Center
Data Source
Patient Records/EDR/EMR
Measure Identification
DQA Practice Based Measures Environmental Scan (2015)