title: The ADA's practice parameters.
abstract: The ADA parameters of care have served the needs of practicing dentists for fifteen years. Their purpose is to describe a range of treatment options that dentists will want to consider, in combination with particular clinical conditions and patient preferences. These options have been developed based on available evidence and a consensus of professional judgment. The ADA has exercised concern that parameters not be used, out of the context of individual professional judgment, for policy purposes.
authors.affiliation: Office of Quality Assessment and Improvement, American Dental Association, USA. ellekd@ada.org
authors.forename: Donalda M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Ellek
mesh_terms: D000571:American Dental Association; D032921:Consensus; D003657:Decision Making; D003729:Dental Care / Q000592:standards; D003812:Dentist-Patient Relations; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D007600:Judgment; D020380:Needs Assessment; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D014481:United States