Quality Measure Adherence and Oral Health Outcomes in Children.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Process-based quality measures are generally intended to promote evidence-based practices that have been proven to improve outcomes. However, due to lack of standardized implementation of diagnostic codes in dentistry, assessing the association between process and oral health outcomes has been challenging.

Objective

To estimate the association of adhering to dental quality measures with patient oral health outcomes.

Design, setting, and participants

Using a target trial emulation, a causal inference framework, this retrospective cohort study estimated the difference in the risk of developing tooth decay between US children who adhered to process-based dental quality measures (receiving topical fluoride and sealant [treated groups]) and those who did not (co

SUBMITTER: Choi SE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10828912 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature