Defining Quality in Oral Health Care

A critical factor in America's current health care crisis is that millions of people are unable to access or afford quality dental care. The dental industry needs to move forward in changing that by identifying ways to improve delivery and partner with all other health care stakeholders to ensure effective, patient-centered care.

In 2009, Institute for Oral Health takes on this challenge, collaborating with experts in focus groups and our 4th annual National Conference to be held October 15 & 16, 2009 in San Jose, CA.

Key areas of focus will be:

• Advancing use of evidence-based care
• Improving access to quality care
• Developing metrics for appropriate care
• Increasing prevention through awareness

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Related Resources

Reports & Books:

Oral Health in America: A Report of the Surgeon General (pdf)

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Report:   Dental Care: Improving Access and Quality

Univ. of Pennsylvania Report:  Defining Quality for a Generation of Dentists (pdf)

Crossing the Quality Chasm (order book on Amazon)

Knowing What Works in Health Care (IOM book - on Amazon)

Websites:

IOM Health Care Quality Initiative: Crossing the Quality Chasm

Department of Health & Human Services Value-Driven Health Care initiative

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Quality of Care Center

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) website