COMPREHENSIVE

Prevention and wellness focused

Sealants for children

The proportion of teeth available sealed in the biologic year(s) following the eruption of the permanent molar teeth Numerator: The number of individual teeth receiving sealants subsequent to the available patient pool achieving the ages defined in the denominator. These data would be derived from claims or encounter from data on CDT-2 code 01351. Denominator: The number of permanent molar teeth available for sealant application in the population being served by the plan. This includes both the first and second molar eruptions and makes the assumption that in the population served, there is a normal eruption distribution where the first molars erupt during the 6th year of life and the second molars erupt during the 12th year. These data would be calculated based on the number of available recipients as determined by eligibility data.

Measure

Children

Program/Plan

Administrative enrollment and claims data

DQA Starter Set Measures Environmental Scan (2012); DQA Practice Based Measures Environmental Scan (2015); NQF Environmental Scan (2012)