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Primary Caries Prevention Intervention as Offered by Dentists

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Measure Information 2025 Performance Period
Title Primary Caries Prevention Intervention as Offered by Dentists
CMS eCQM ID CMS74v14
CBE ID* Not Applicable
MIPS Quality ID 379
Measure Steward Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Description

Percentage of children, 1-20 years of age, who received two fluoride varnish applications during the measurement period as determined by a dentist

Measure Scoring Proportion measure
Measure Type Process
Stratification

Population 1: Patients age 1-5 years at the start of the Measurement Period

Population 2: Patients age 6-12 years at the start of the Measurement Period

Population 3: Patients age 13-20 years at the start of the Measurement Period

Risk Adjustment

None

Rationale

The literature reflects that fluoride varnish, when applied to the teeth of high-risk children, reduces, in conjunction with anticipatory guidance provided to the caregiver, the risk of the child developing caries (Weyant et al., 2013). Evidence in the literature also specifically...

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Clinical Recommendation Statement

The 2013 American Dental Association (ADA) clinical recommendations for use of professionally applied or prescription-strength, home-use topical fluorides for caries prevention in patients at elevated risk of developing caries:

- Younger Than 6 Years - 2.26 percent fluoride varnish at...

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Improvement Notation

A higher score indicates better quality

Definition

None

Guidance

This eCQM is a patient-based measure.

Telehealth encounters are not eligible for this measure because the measure does not contain telehealth-eligible codes and requires a clinical action that cannot be conducted via telehealth.

This version of the eCQM uses QDM version 5.6. Please refer...

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Initial Population

Children, 1-20 years of age at the start of the measurement period, with a clinical oral evaluation by a dentist during the measurement period

Denominator

Equals Initial Population

Denominator Exclusions

Exclude patients who are in hospice care for any part of the measurement period

Numerator

Children who receive two fluoride varnish applications on different days during the measurement period

Numerator Exclusions

Not Applicable

Denominator Exceptions

None

Telehealth Eligible No
Next Version No Version Available
Previous Version

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Logic

  • Renamed value set to 'Payer Type' to more accurately reflect the contents and intent of the value set.

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  • Updated the version number of the Hospice Library to v6.0.000 and the library name from 'Hospice' to 'HospiceQDM.'

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  • Updated the version number of the Measure Authoring Tool (MAT) Global Common Functions Library to v8.0.000 and the library name from 'MATGlobalCommonFunctions' to 'MATGlobalCommonFunctionsQDM.'

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  • Updated the version number of the Measure Authoring Tool (MAT) Global Common Functions Library to v8.0.000 and the library name from 'MATGlobalCommonFunctions' to 'MATGlobalCommonFunctionsQDM.'

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    Functions

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Value Set

The VSAC is the source of truth for the value set content, please visit the VSAC for downloads of current value sets.

  • Value set Hospice Care Ambulatory (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1584): Added 2 SNOMED CT codes (170935008, 170936009) based on review by technical experts, SMEs, and/or public feedback. Deleted 1 SNOMED CT code (385765002) based on review by technical experts, SMEs, and/or public feedback.

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  • Value set (2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.3591): Renamed to Payer Type based on recommended value set naming conventions.

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Last Updated: Aug 01, 2024