Evaluation of relationship between quality and performance measures concepts of pediatric oral health: A cross-sectional study

Saba Nasreen; Ravi Ranjan; J Manju; Mutum Sangeeta Devi; Nutan Mala; Vini Mehta

doi:10.4103/jpbs.JPBS_678_20

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Year : 2021 | Volume : 13 | Issue : 5 | Page : 217-220

Evaluation of relationship between quality and performance measures concepts of pediatric oral health: A cross-sectional study

Saba Nasreen¹, Ravi Ranjan², J Manju³, Mutum Sangeeta Devi⁴, Nutan Mala⁵, Vini Mehta⁶
¹ Department of Dentistry, Sri Krishna Medical College and Hospital, Muzaffarpur, Bihar, India
² Consultant Orthodontist, Deoghar, Jharkhand, India
³ Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Thai Moogambigai Dental College and Hospital, Dr. MGR Educational and Research Institute, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
⁴ Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Madha Dental College and Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
⁵ Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Buddha Institute of Dental Science and Hospital, Patna, Bihar, India
⁶ Department of Public Health Dentistry, People's College of Dental Sciences and Research Center, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India

Correspondence Address:
Nutan Mala
Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Buddha Institute of Dental Science and Hospital, Patna, Bihar
India

Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None

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DOI: 10.4103/jpbs.JPBS_678_20

Background: The dental quality alliance of the American Dental Association developed quality and performance measure concepts (QMCs) for pediatric dentistry to identify variations in care and to improve quality of care. Objectives: This study evaluated the relationship between the proposed QMCs and oral health, measured as caries status. Methodology: Parents/guardians of new patients presenting to the Nationwide Children's Hospital Dental Clinic for a nonurgent hygiene appointment were asked to complete a 10-question survey that reflected the QMCs. An oral examination was completed on each patient to determine his/her caries status. Results: For the majority of the QMCs evaluated in the study, there was no statistically significant difference in caries status between patients who had attended care according to the QMCs and those who had not. Conclusions: From the findings, attending care as outlined by the QMCs may be no better than counting procedures as a measure of quality oral health-care outcomes.

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