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


Dentist listens carefully

Characteristics
QUALITY- AND SAFETY-FOCUSED

Component
Patient-reported outcomes and patient experience indicators

Measure Concept
Satisfaction with dentist communication

Descriptions
This measure assesses the percentage of adult dental plan patients who indicated how often ("Never," "Sometimes," "Usually," or "Always") their dentist listened carefully to them Numerator: The number of "Never," "Sometimes," "Usually," or "Always" responses to the question "How often did your regular dentist listen carefully to you?" Denominator: Number of dental plan patients age 18 years and older who answered the question on the CAHPS Dental Plan Survey

Measure or Standard
Measure

Populations
Adults

Level of Measure
Program/Plan

Data Source
Survey

Measure Identification
AHRQ/CAHPS

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

Stage of Development/Use
AHRQ/CAHPS

Measure Endorsement