Objectives To develop outcomes of care quality measures derived from the dental electronic
health record (EHR) to assess the occurrence and timely treatment of tooth decay. Methods …

Background Longitudinal patient level data available in the electronic health record (EHR)
allows for the development, implementation, and validations of dental quality measures …

Background Dental sealants are effective for the prevention of caries in children at elevated
risk levels, and increasing the proportion of children and adolescents who have dental …

Despite technological advances, challenges exist in US dental care, including variations in
quality of care, access and untreated dental needs. The implementation of learning health …

ABSTRACT The Scientific Investigation Committee of the American Academy of Restorative
Dentistry offers this review of select 2023 dental literature to briefly touch on several topics of …

Dentistry and medicine both demand that their practice teams perform technical procedures
in dynamic environments, and both have been thrust into the electronic world after centuries …

Dental caries is a significant global health challenge today because the pits and fissures in
teeth provide an ideal place for bacteria and substrates that trigger caries. Preventive Resin …

Abstract The Scientific Investigation Committee of the American Academy of Restorative
Dentistry offers this review of the 2020 professional literature in restorative dentistry to inform …

Background An increasing number of healthcare quality measures are designed for annual
reporting. These measures require an entire year of data to accurately report the percentage …

Objective: Our objective was to evaluate four different methods for monitoring annually
defined quality measures on a monthly basis, so as to best predict year-end performance …