(5144) Quality Metrics for Enhanced Patient Outcomes: Lessons Learned from Medicine

Thursday, October 5, 2023

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM ET

Location: S310H

CE: 1

Audience: D, T

Moderator(s)

Chad Leighty, DDS

7th District Trustee
American Dental Association

Panelist(s)

Krishna Aravamudhan, BDS, MS

Senior Vice President, Practice Institute
American Dental Association
David Lustbader, DMD

Director of Clinical Affairs
42 North Dental
Quincy, Massachusetts, United States
Cherag Sarkari, DDS

National Dental Director of Quality Improvement and Clinical Innovations CA Dental Director
Liberty Dental Plan
Roseville, California, United States

Disclosure(s):

David Lustbader, DMD: No financial relationships to disclose

Cherag Sarkari, DDS: No financial relationships to disclose

Dentistry is continually evolving, with a growing emphasis on measuring high-quality care and maximizing patient outcomes. To navigate this changing landscape dental professionals must understand how quality metrics can contribute to assessing, monitoring, and improving the quality of dental services. Attendees will gain practical insights into the current landscape of quality metrics in dentistry and their place in an evolving oral healthcare landscape.

Learning Objectives:

Describe the current landscape of quality metrics in dentistry
Gain insight into how quality metrics impact value-based care principles
Recognize how dentistry fits into the larger continuum of patient-centered care