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Percentage of patients who indicated how often they have felt uncomfortable about the appearance of their teeth, mouth, dentures, or jaws

Characteristics
QUALITY- AND SAFETY-FOCUSED
Component
Patient-reported outcomes and patient experience indicators
Measure Concept
Satisfaction with aesthetics/appearance
Descriptions
Percentage of patients who indicated how often they have felt uncomfortable about the appearance of their teeth, mouth, dentures, or jaws Numerator: Number of Never, Hardly ever, Occasionally, Fairly often, or Very often responses to the question: “Have you felt uncomfortable about the appearance of your teeth, mouth, dentures or jaws?” Denominator: Number of patients in the practice who answered the question
Measure or Standard
Measure
Populations
Adults
Level of Measure
Practice/Health Center
Data Source
Survey
Measure Identification
5-Item Oral Health Impact Profile
Developer/Steward
Survey source: Naik et al. J. Prosthodontic Research, 2016: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26795728/
Stage of Development/Use
Measure Endorsement