Australian Council on Healthcare Standards ►Oral health

Measure Summaries

Australian Council on Healthcare Standards

• Oral health - children: percentage of deciduous teeth extracted (for pathological reasons) within 6 months following pulpotomy treatment, during the time period under study. This updates a previously published measure summary.

• Oral health - children: percentage of teeth requiring repeat fissure sealant treatment within 24 months of the initial fissure sealant treatment. This updates a previously published measure summary.

• Oral health - children: percentage of teeth requiring re-treatment (restoration, endodontic or extraction, but not including Pit & Fissure Sealants) within 24 months of the initial fissure sealant treatment. This updates a previously published measure summary.

• Oral health: percentage of attendances for complications within 7 days of routine extraction, during the time period under study. This updates a previously published measure summary.

• Oral health: percentage of attendances for complications within 7 days of surgical extraction, during the time period under study. This updates a previously published measure summary.

• Oral health: percentage of completed courses of endodontic treatment on the same tooth within 6 months of initial treatment, during the time period under study. This updates a previously published measure summary.

• Oral health: percentage of new patients aged 65 years and over who had an orthopantomogram (OPG) film taken or ordered as part of the first general course of care, during the time period under study. This updates a previously published measure summary.

• Oral health: percentage of new patients aged 65 years and over who had intraoral films taken as part of the first general course of care, during the time period under study. This updates a previously published measure summary.

• Oral health: percentage of new patients aged under 18 years who had an orthopantomogram (OPG) film taken or ordered as part of the first general course of care, during the time period under study. This updates a previously published measure summary.

• Oral health: percentage of new patients aged under 18 years who had intraoral films taken as part of the first general course of care, during the time period under study. This updates a previously published measure summary.

• Oral health: percentage of new patients in the age bracket 18 to 24 years who had an orthopantomogram (OPG) film taken or ordered as part of the first general course of care, during the time period under study. This updates a previously published measure summary.

• Oral health: percentage of new patients in the age bracket 18 to 24 years who had intraoral films taken as part of the first general course of care, during the time period under study. This updates a previously published measure summary.

• Oral health: percentage of new patients in the age bracket 25 to 64 years who had an orthopantomogram (OPG) film taken or ordered as part of the first general course of care, during the time period under study. This updates a previously published measure summary.

• Oral health: percentage of new patients in the age bracket 25 to 64 years who had intraoral films taken as part of the first general course of care, during the time period under study. This updates a previously published measure summary.

• Oral health: percentage of patients with completed and updated medical history, during the time period under study. This updates a previously published measure summary.

• Oral health: percentage of patients with completed charting at initial assessment for general course of care, during the time period under study. This updates a previously published measure summary.

• Oral health: percentage of radiographs (bite-wing) that meet all of the 6 criteria (as outlined), during the time period under study. This updates a previously published measure summary.

• Oral health: percentage of same denture type (full or partial) and same arch remade within 12 months, during the time period under study. This updates a previously published measure summary.

• Oral health: percentage of teeth extracted within 12 months of completing a course of endodontic treatment, during the time period under study. This updates a previously published measure summary.

• Oral health: percentage of teeth retreated between 1 and 6 months of completing a course of endodontic treatment, during the time period under study. This updates a previously published measure summary.

• Oral health: percentage of teeth retreated within 6 months of an episode of restorative treatment, during the time period under study. This updates a previously published measure summary.