For the first performance year of MIPS, 2017, CMS is providing several different options for providers to choose their. participation level and performance period. To avoid a penalty for 2019, in 2017, providers can choose to report either:
Relative Dentin Abrasivity (RDA) Relative dentin abrasivity (RDA) is a method of measuring of the erosive effect of abrasives in toothpaste on tooth dentin. It involves using standardized abrasives compared against the test sample.
Sodium lauryl sulfate, also known as sodium dodecyl sulfate, SLS, or sodium laurilsulfate, is a common ingredient in toothpaste and as a surfactant it is basically a type of âsoap.â You might be wondering why your toothpaste needs âsoapâ in it, but it is there to help thicken your toothpaste as well as help it foam up and dissolve dental plaque ...