About Dental Quality Alliance
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 use a collaborative approach to develop oral health care measures. The mission of the DQA 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, Committees and Workgroups
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Organizational Members
- Academy of General Dentistry
- American Academy of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology
- American Academy of Oral & Maxillofacial Radiology
- American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
- American Academy of Periodontology
- American Association of Endodontists
- American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
- American Association of Orthodontists
- American Association of Public Health Dentistry
- American Association for Dental Research
- American Board of Pediatric Dentistry
- American College of Prosthodontists
- American Dental Association’s Board of Trustees
- American Dental Education Association
- American Dental Hygienists' Association
- America's Health Insurance Plans
- Council on Advocacy for Access and Prevention (ADA)
- Council on Dental Benefit Programs (ADA)
- Council on Dental Practice (ADA)
- Council on Government Affairs (ADA)
- Delta Dental Plans Association
- DentaQuest
- Managed Care of North America Dental
- National Association of Dental Plans
- National Network for Oral Health Access
- Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement
- The Joint Commission
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Associate Organizational Members
- Benevis Practice Services
- D4C Dental Brands
- PreViser Corporation
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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
- Medicaid-Medicare-CHIP Services Dental Association
- Veterans Health Administration
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Public Member
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2019 Officers
- Chair: Allen Moffitt, American Association of Orthodontists
- Chair-Elect: Mark Koday, ADA/Council on Advocacy for Access and Prevention
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2019 Executive Committee Members
- American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, (Representative: Paul Casamassimo)
- American Academy of Periodontology, (Representative: Marie Schweinebraten)
- American Dental Education Association, (Representative: Ronald Hunt)
- Academy of General Dentistry, (Representative: Ralph Cooley)
- ADA/Council on Advocacy for Access and Prevention, (Representative: Mark Koday)
- ADA/Council on Dental Practice, (Representative: Cary Limberakis)
- ADA/Council on Dental Benefit Programs, (Representative: Yvonne Maldonado)
- ADA/Council on Government Affairs, (Representative: Deborah Bishop)
- ADA/Board of Trustees, (Representative: Daniel Klemmedson)
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, (Representative: Andrew Snyder)
- National Association of Dental Plans, (Representative: Craig Amundson)
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2019 Education Committee
The charge to this Committee is to create programs to enhance stakeholder’s knowledge regarding performance measures, performance measurement and DQA activities.
Committee Members
- Chair: Marie Schweinebraten, Periodontist, Georgia Reconstructive Dentistry
- Christopher Bulnes, General Dentist, Buckenheimer & Bulnes
- Ashley Casey, Co-Founder, Smiles 2 Go
- Tom Meyers, Vice President, Product Policy, America's Health Insurance Plans
- Jesley Ruff, Senior Vice President and Chief Professional Officer, American Dental Partners
- Linda Vidone, Periodontist, Vice President and Senior Dental Director, DentaQuest
- Executive Committee Liaison (American Dental Education Association): Ronald Hunt, Professor and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Midwestern University
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2019 Measure Development and Maintenance Committee
The charge to this Committee is to identify and develop evidence-based oral health care performance measures and measurement resources while continually advancing the effectiveness and scientific basis of clinical performance measurement and improvement.
Committee Members
- Chair: Craig Amundson, General Dentist, HealthPartners
- Mark Casey, Dental Director, Division of Medical Assistance, North Carolina Department of Health and Human
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- Natalia Chalmers, Dental Officer, Food and Drug Administration
- Fred Eichmiller, Vice President and Science Officer, Delta Dental Wisconsin
- Chris Farrell, Oral Health Program Director, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
- Gretchen Gibson, Director, Oral Health Quality Group, VHACO Office of Dentistry, Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks
- Executive Committee Liaison (ADA/Council on Dental Practice): Cary Limberakis, General Dentist, Limberakis Family Dentistry
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Medicaid Quality Improvement Learning Academy Workgroup