Dental Quality Alliance
DQA Activities
Announcements
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The next DQA meetings will be held on Friday, July 19, 2013; Friday, Dec. 6, 2013; Friday, July 11, 2014, and Friday, October 24, 2014. If you wish to observe at any of these meetings, please contact Manesa Douglass at 312.440.7649 or via e-mail at douglassm@ada.org.
About the DQA
The Dental Quality Alliance (DQA) was established by the American Dental Association to develop performance measures for oral health care. The DQA is an organization of major stakeholders in oral health care delivery that will use a collaborative approach to develop oral health care measures.
Mission
The mission of the Dental Quality Alliance is to advance performance measurement as a means to improve oral health, patient care and safety through a consensus-building process.
Objectives
- To identify and develop evidence-based oral health care performance measures and measurement resources.
- To advance the effectiveness and scientific basis of clinical performance measurement and improvement.
- To foster and support professional accountability, transparency, and value in oral health care through the development, implementation and evaluation of performance measurement.
Current Member Organizations
| Organizational Members: | |
| Academy of General Dentistry | America's Health Insurance Plans |
| American Academy of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology | American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry |
| Council on Access, Prevention and Interprofessional Relations (ADA) | American Academy of Periodontology |
| Council on Dental Benefit Programs (ADA) | American Association of Endodontists |
| Council on Dental Practice (ADA) | American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons |
| Council on Government Affairs (ADA) | American Association of Orthodontists |
| Delta Dental Plans Association | American Association of Public Health Dentistry |
| American College of Prosthodontists | Medicaid-CHIP State Dental Association |
| American Dental Association’s Board of Trustees | National Association of Dental Plans |
| American Dental Education Association | National Network for Oral Health Access |
| American Dental Hygienists' Association | American Medical Association |
| The Joint Commission | DentaQuest |
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| Department of Health and Human Services Technical/Advisors/Liaisons: | |
| Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services | Health Resources and Services Administration |
