Dental Care Clients Not in Need of Caries or Gum Care, %
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Primary Care
Country
Finland
Publishing Organisation
Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL)
Type of Quality Indicator
Outcome
IOM Quality Dimension
Effectiveness
Domain
Infection and Sepsis
Defining Attributes
Definition
The indicator represents the percentage of oral health care patients not in need of caries or gum care (d=0 and/or D=0 and CPI is 2 or under) among all oral health care patients.
Numerator
Number of oral health care patients not in need of caries or gum care
Denominator
Total number of oral health care patients
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
Sex (male female, combined); Region, hospital district, area for the regional state administrative agency, university hospital special responsibility area, major region, Mainland Finland/Åland, whole country
Data Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Administrative data
Data Collection Methods
Sotkanet
Frequency of Data Collection
Annually
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
365
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
Annually
Reporting Frequency in Days
365
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No
Source and Reference Attributes
Evidence Source
Technical Specifications
Link to Measurement Tools
Quality Indicator Confirmed to be Part of a Program Used to Monitor Quality and Safety of Care Among Older People at a Population-Level between 2012-2022
Yes
Assessed by the Australian Consortium for Aged Care Collaborators as Generally Containing Good Properties (Importance and Scientific Acceptability)
No
Australian Consortium for Aged Care Endorsed
No
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
23 July 2025
Actions
Date Modified 23 July 2025