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2009 Focus Group #2: Best Practices and Metrics in Oral Health

March 19-20, 2009 - Phoenix, Arizona (Sanctuary on Camelback Mountain)

Continuing our collaborative research for our 2009 theme on Defining Quality in Oral Health Care, the Institute for Oral Health hosted a second focus group with the nation's leading experts to explore best practices for measuring quality and effectiveness in dental care access, delivery and treatment protocols.

Focus Group #2 discussion topics included:

HealthPartners dental data tracking system for evidenced-based care and integration with medical data
Permanente's performance mgmt system and process metrics for determining quality
Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Healthcare (AAAHC) accreditation as it relates to dental metrics and best practices
VA Office of Dentistry's Oral Health Quality initiative for evidenced-based care and prevention

Panel of Experts

Led by IOH Executive Director, Dr. Ron Inge, the forum discussion included:

Craig Amundson, DDS
Chief Operating Officer, HealthPartners, Inc.

David Gesko, DDS
Dental Director and Senior Vice President, HealthPartners, Inc.

Judith Jones, DDS, MPH
Professor and Chair, Dept of General Dentistry, Boston University School of Dental Medicine and Associate Professor of Health Services in the School of Public Health

Ken Sadler, DDS
President and Administrative Director, Winston-Salem Dental Care

John Snyder, DMD
Dental Director and CEO, Permanente Dental Associates

Dr. Tim Ward, DDS
Assistant Under Secretary for Health for Dentistry, Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington DC



	Related IOH Events 2009 Conference Highlights \| WHITEPAPER 2009 Conference Speakers 2009 Focus Groups Group #1 - Jan 09 in Tampa \| WHITEPAPER Group #2 - Mar 09 in Phoenix \| WHITEPAPER



	"In terms of measuring quality-- by adopting best practices and providing the kinds of resources that help clinicians do their best work, you’re going to have better overall care and better overall patient health." – Dr. David Gesko Dental Director, HealthPartners



	"Collecting data is important. We were given the resources to take care of these people because we were able to demonstrate our constraint." – Dr. Tim Ward VA Office of Dentistry



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