Guidelines for the Assessment of Clinical Quality & Professional Performance

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California Dental Association
P.O. Box 13749
Sacramento, California 95853

Fifth Edition

Introduction
Terminology
General Guidelines
Rating System for Quality Evaluation
Quality Evaluation Criteria and Abbreviations
Rules for Examination and Rating
Analysis of Quality-Evaluation Data

History and Clinical Examination
General Guidelines
Rating System for History and Clinical Examination
Quality Evaluation Criteria for History and Clinical Examination

Radiographs
General Guidelines
Rating System for Radiographs
Quality Evaluation Criteria for Radiographs

Diagnosis
General Guidelines
Rating System for Diagnosis
Quality Evaluation Criteria for Diagnosis

Treatment Plan
General Guidelines
Rating System for Treatment Plan
Quality Evaluation Criteria for Treatment Plan

Management of Pain, Anxiety and Emergencies
General Guidelines
Rating System for Management of Pain, Anxiety and Emergencies
Quality Evaluation Criteria for Management of Pain, Anxiety and Emergencies

Preventive Dentistry
General Guidelines
Rating System for Preventive Dentistry
Quality Evaluation Criteria for Preventive Dentistry

Endodontics
General Guidelines
Rating System for Endodontics
Quality Evaluation Criteria for Endodontics
Endodontics Clinical Worksheet

Periodontics
General Guidelines
Rating System for Periodontics
Quality Evaluation Criteria for Periodontics
Periodontics Clinical Worksheet

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
General Guidelines
Rating System for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Quality Evaluation Criteria for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Oral Surgery Clinical Worksheet

Operative Dentistry
General Guidelines
Rating System for Operative Dentistry
Quality Evaluation Criteria for Operative Dentistry
Operative Dentistry Clinical Worksheet

Crowns and Fixed Prosthodontics for Restoration of Dental Implants
General Guidelines

Fixed Prosthodontics, Veneers, Crowns and Fixed Bridges
General Guidelines
Rating System for Crowns and Fixed Partial Prosthodontics
Quality Evaluation Criteria for Crowns and Fixed Partial Prosthodontics
Crowns and Fixed Prosthodontics Clinical Worksheet

Removable Partial Prosthodontics
General Guidelines
Rating System for Removable Partial Prosthodontics
Quality Evaluation Criteria for Removable Partial Prosthodontics
Removable Partial Prosthodontics Clinical Worksheet

Complete Denture Prosthodontics
General Guidelines
Rating System for Complete Denture Prosthodontics
Quality Evaluation Criteria for Complete Denture Prosthodontics
Complete Denture Prosthodontics Clinical Worksheet

Removable Complete and Partial Prosthodontics for the Restoration of Dental Implants
General Guidelines

Pediatric Dentistry
General Guidelines
Rating System for Pediatric Dentistry
Quality Evaluation Criteria for Pediatric Dentistry

Orthodontics
General Guidelines
Rating System for Orthodontics
Quality Evaluation Criteria for Orthodontics
Orthodontics Clinical Worksheet

Dental Implants
General Guidelines
Rating System for Root-Form Dental Implants
Quality Evaluation Criteria for Root-Form Dental Implants

Immediate Loading of Implants General Guidelines

TMJ - MPD
General Guidelines
Evaluation
Diagnosis
Treatment Modalities
Addendum
Bibliography

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