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Quality and Performance Measures in Pediatric Dentistry

Johnson, Christian Marie
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1371821581

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2013, Master of Science, Ohio State University, Dentistry.
Purpose: The Dental Quality Alliance (DQA) of the American Dental Association (ADA) developed quality and performance measure concepts (QMCs) for pediatric dentistry to identify variations in care and to improve quality of care. This study evaluated the relationship between the proposed QMCs and oral health, measured as caries status. Methods: Parents/guardians of new patients presenting to Nationwide Children’s Hospital-Dental Clinic (NCH-DC) for a non-urgent hygiene appointment were asked to complete a 10-question survey that reflected the QMCs. An oral examination was completed on each subject to determine his/her caries status. Analysis was completed to determine if there was a relationship between the QMCs and oral health. Results: For the majority of the QMCs evaluated in the study, there was no statistically significant difference in caries status between subjects who had attended care according to the QMCs and those who had not. Conclusions: From our findings, attending care as outlined by the QMCs may be no better than counting procedures as a measure of quality oral health care outcomes. More research is needed on quality measures for pediatric dental patients prior to implementation as metrics for quality outcomes of dental treatment.
Paul Casamassimo, D.D.S., M.S. (Advisor)
Homa Amini, D.D.S., M.P.H., M.S. (Committee Member)
Mark Siegal, D.D.S., M.P.H. (Committee Member)
54 p.
Dentistry
Quality Measures; Pediatric Dentistry

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  • Johnson, C. M. (2013). Quality and Performance Measures in Pediatric Dentistry [Master's thesis, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1371821581

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Johnson, Christian. Quality and Performance Measures in Pediatric Dentistry. 2013. Ohio State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1371821581.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Johnson, Christian. "Quality and Performance Measures in Pediatric Dentistry." Master's thesis, Ohio State University, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1371821581

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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