Unintended consequences and challenges of quality measurements in dentistry

• Main Authors: Enihomo M. Obadan-Udoh (Author), Jean M. Calvo (Author), Sapna Panwar (Author), Kristen Simmons (Author), Joel M. White (Author), Muhammad F. Walji (Author), Elsbeth Kalenderian (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background In recent years, several state dental programs, researchers and the Dental Quality Alliance (DQA) have sought to develop baseline quality measures for dentistry as a way to improve health outcomes, reduce costs and enhance patient experiences. Some of these measures have been tes...