5. Demonstrate Impact
Tracking and monitoring WDPP impacts on opioid prescriptions, use of local anesthetics, and referrals to local dental care
OVERVIEW
Clinical, systems, and community leaders need to see that their work has impact. Creating manageable ways to monitor and evaluate outcomes assures quality improvement and celebration of success. If you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it.
VIDEO INTRODUCTION
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS
Communicating Impacts of Model Guidance on the importance of evaluation, measuring impact of the program (evaluation questions and metrics), measuring progress and sharing results
• Overview
WDPP Program Progress Report Template A form to collect data on progress of the WDPP program, such as steps for implementation of the model, relationships with local stakeholders, education and training of providers, evaluation data, and successes, challenges and lessons learned about implementation of the program.
• WDPP Program Progress Report Template
Editable template: Spreadsheet (Excel)
Editable template: Form (Google form – copy and adjust settings)
🟥 WDPP Program Progress Report - form
Process Evaluation Referral Metrics Tracking Form The Dental Office Tracking form to track referral data can also be used to summarize the referrals per quarter or over the year to measure process metrics.
• WDPP Dental Office Tracking Form for Dental Referrals
Editable template: Spreadsheet (Excel)
Editable template: Spreadsheet (Google spreadsheet)
Hospital Metrics Guidance A spreadsheet for collecting and reporting on hospital data, that includes non-traumatic dental pain ( NTDP) visits to ED; repeat visits for NTDP; NTDP visits where opioid prescribed; and NTDP visits where local anesthetics are given; ICD-10 codes are also provided.
• Collecting Hospital Data
Editable template: WDPP Hospital Evaluation Metrics spreadsheet (Excel)
Editable template: WDPP Hospital Evaluation Metrics spreadsheet (Google spreadsheet)
🟥 WDPP Hospital Evaluation Metrics
• Guidance on Assessing Data
ASTDD - Guidance on Assessing ED data for Non-Traumatic Dental Conditions
Example Site Reports
Example: Dane County - Dental Pain Initiative - 2019 Report
Example: La Crosse County - Dental Pain Project - 2021 Report
Technical Assistance
For assistance with monitoring and evaluation, contact WDPP Evaluation Consultant, Andrea Gromoske at andrea@gromoskeconsulting.com.