Visits for Non-Traumatic Dental Conditions in ED
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
Emergency Department (ED) visits for non-traumatic dental conditions per 100,000 population, for individuals ages 5 years and older.
Numerator
ED visits (within state), for patients ages 5 and older, with a first-listed diagnosis of caries, gum disease, oral soft tissue conditions, caries, gum disease, oral soft tissue conditions, dental conditions not elsewhere classified and not otherwise specified (includes tooth pain) for patients residing in a community (DENTALVISIT *).
Denominator
Population ages 5 years and older in the metropolitan area or county. Visits in the numerator are assigned to the denominator based on the metropolitan area or county of the patient residence, not the metropolitan area or county of the hospital where the discharge occurred.
Exclusions
Exclude visits: • With missing gender (SEX=missing), age (AGE=missing), first-listed diagnosis (DX1=missing), or county (PSTCO=missing) • With any listed ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for facial trauma (TRAUMATOFACE *)
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
By age and sex.
Stratifications
None