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.
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