The User’s Guide is a companion to support the implementation and use of the Dental Dashboard. The in-depth document gives users more details about:

• How the recommended measures were selected

• Specifies the numerators and denominators

• What codes are needed to track the measures

• Tips for how to collect the data

• Instructions for how to access the online template

Introduction, Quality Improvement and Oral Health, National Oral Health Measures, Dashboard Development: Background

The Dental Dashboard, Is Your Organization Ready to Use the Dental Dashboard?, Back Instructions for the Dental Dashboard Reporting Template

Individual Dashboard Measures, Treatment Plan Completion, Caries at Recall, Risk Assessment of all Dental Patients, Oral Evaluation and/or Risk Assessment of all Primary Care Patients, Topical Fluoride, Sealants, Sealants (10-14 year olds), Self-Management Goal Setting, Self-Management Goal Review, Gross Charges (Production) per Encounter, Encounters per Hour, No Shows, Direct Cost per Visit, Recall Rates, Recommendation to Family and Friends

Appendix A – National Oral Health Measures, Appendix B – Manual Data Collection, Acknowledgments