Patient-Centered Dental Home: Clearinghouse of Existing Oral Health Quality Indicators


Dental plan members' experiences: adult dental plan members' ratings of their regular dentist

Characteristics
QUALITY- AND SAFETY-FOCUSED

Component
Patient-reported outcomes and patient experience indicators

Measure Concept
Satisfaction with dentist

Descriptions
This measure is used to assess adult dental plan patients' perceptions of their regular dentist. Patients rate their dentists on a scale from 0 to 10, where 0 is the worst regular dentist possible and 10 is the best regular dentist possible. Numerator: Patients' ratings of their dentists on a scale from 0 to 10, where 0 is the worst regular dentist possible and 10 is the best regular dentist possible Denominator: Dental plan patients age 18 years and older who answered the "Overall Ratings - Regular Dentist" questions on the CAHPS Dental Plan Survey

Measure or Standard
Measure

Populations
Adults

Level of Measure
Program/Plan

Data Source
Survey

Measure Identification
DQA Starter Set Measures Environmental Scan (2012); NQF Environmental Scan (2012)

Developer/Steward
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

Stage of Development/Use
AHRQ/CAHPS

Measure Endorsement