Congratulations on a job well done!
Delta Dental of Missouri would like to say thank you to all dentists who participated in the Dental Health Metrics Program in 2019. The Dental Health Metrics Program is a partnership between Delta Dental of Missouri (DDMO) and participating general dentists and pediatric dentists in our network. The program consists of five quality metrics that are nationally recognized to improve oral health. Each dentist that registered to participate in the program became eligible for incentive payments for providing preventive services under each metric to high-risk patients in their practice. DDMO partnered with each office by providing the office with access to a dashboard containing all five metrics and a list of high-risk patients in each metric who were patients of record in their office. Throughout 2019, DDMO tracked the number of high-risk patients in each metric that received the qualifying preventive service. Each dentist had a target percentage of high-risk patients for each metric in her or his practice.
Congratulations to the 258 dentists in Missouri who achieved their target in at least one of the quality metrics. The total incentive payments to participating dentists (in Missouri and South Carolina) was $194,000. Dentists received their incentive payment checks in late March for their accomplishments in 2019. The incentive payment checks for an individual dentist ranged from $72 to $5,166 depending on the size of the practice and the number of metrics that were achieved.
Delta Dental of Missouri is proud to have partnered with these dentists to deliver preventive services that will have a positive impact on the oral health of the people we service. Congratulations!
The Dental Health Metrics Program continues in 2020. We ask that all dentists who participated in 2019 please log in to their dashboard in 2020 to ensure your participation in the program for 2020. For those dentists who want to participate in the Dental Health Metrics Program for 2020, please contact the Professional Relations Department at professionalrelationsteam@deltadentalmo.com.
Delta Dental of Missouri does business in South Carolina as Delta Dental of South Carolina.
