eMeasure Title Children Who Have Dental Decay or Cavities
eMeasure Identifier
(Measure Authoring Tool)
75 eMeasure Version number 1
NQF Number Not Applicable GUID 61947125-4376-4a7b-ab7a-ac2be9bd9138
Measurement Period January 1, 20xx through December 31, 20xx
Measure Steward TBD
Measure Developer TBD
Endorsed By None
Description
Percentage of children, age 0-20 years, who have had tooth decay or cavities during the measurement period.
Copyright
TBD
Disclaimer
TBD
Measure Scoring Proportion
Measure Type Outcome
Stratification
None
Risk Adjustment
None
Rate Aggregation
None
Rationale
Dental cavities have been identified as the most common chronic disease for children. Nationally, 19.4% of children have dental decay or cavities.
Clinical Recommendation Statement
Children who have dental decay or cavities are less likely to be in very good or excellent overall health than children without decay or cavities. Children with decay are also more likely to have other oral health problems such as toothaches, broken teeth, and bleeding gums.
Improvement Notation
A lower score indicates better quality
Reference
Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative. 2007 National Survey of Children's Health, Data Resource Center for Child Adolescent Health website. www.nschdata.org
Reference
Edelstein BL, Chinn CH. Update on disparities in oral health and access to dental care for America's children. Acad Pediatr.2009;9(6):415-419.
Reference
Milgrom P, Zero DT, Tanzer JM. An examination of the advances in science and technology of prevention of tooth decay in young children since the Surgeon General's Report on Oral Health. Acad Pediatr. 2009;9(6):404-409.
Definition
None
Guidance
None
Transmission Format
TBD
Initial Patient Population
Children, age 0-20 years, with a visit during the measurement period.
Denominator
Equals initial patient population
Denominator Exclusions
None
Numerator
Children who had cavities or decayed teeth.
Numerator Exclusions
Not applicable
Denominator Exceptions
None
Measure Population
Not applicable
Measure Observations
Not applicable
Supplemental Data Elements
For every patient evaluated by this measure also identify payer, race, ethnicity and sex.

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Measure Set
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