Using Quality Tactics to Advance Value-Based Oral Health Care
January 2022
Despite the overall shift towards value-based care within the US health care system, adult oral health is often overlooked in terms of quality measurement, hindering efforts towards value-based oral health care (VBOHC). On October 22, 2021, Discern Health, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Consumer Health, and The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) convened an Oral Health Quality Expert Panel to conceptualize and prioritize quality strategies and tactics to drive momentum in VBOHC.
During the meeting, panelists discussed key issues in oral health quality measurement, oral health among aging adults, innovative quality strategies, and tactics to fill gaps and advance VBOHC. The report serves as a call to action for all involved in oral health and dental care delivery to take action to advance VBOHC.