The ADA's Dental Quality Alliance (DQA) has established its first set of performance measures, "Dental Caries in Children: Prevention and Disease Management."
It includes 10 tested and validated performance measures in oral healthcare: use of services, preventive services, treatment services, oral evaluation, topical fluoride intensity, sealant use in 6- to 9-year-olds, sealant use in 10- to 14-year-olds, care continuity, usual source of services, and per-member, per-month cost.
The DQA, which comprises multiple stakeholders from across the oral health community, was established by the ADA in 2008 to develop performance measures for oral healthcare.
