Deficiency tags › F0790
F0790
Provide routine and 24-hour emergency dental care for each resident.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies. The wording is the CMS summary of the requirement; the full text is in the State Operations Manual, Appendix PP.
By state
"Share" is citations divided by the number of certified facilities in the state, so a value over 100% means more than one citation per facility on average.
| State | Citations | Share |
|---|---|---|
| California | 106 | 9% |
| Ohio | 46 | 5% |
| Maryland | 33 | 15% |
| Texas | 32 | 3% |
| Pennsylvania | 30 | 5% |
| Massachusetts | 29 | 9% |
| Illinois | 25 | 4% |
| Washington | 20 | 10% |
| Missouri | 19 | 4% |
| Minnesota | 14 | 4% |
| Connecticut | 14 | 7% |
| Indiana | 13 | 3% |
| Florida | 13 | 2% |
| Michigan | 12 | 3% |
| Virginia | 11 | 4% |
| New York | 11 | 2% |
| New Mexico | 8 | 12% |
| Kansas | 7 | 2% |
| Oregon | 6 | 5% |
| Arizona | 6 | 4% |
| Tennessee | 6 | 2% |
| Colorado | 6 | 3% |
| Utah | 6 | 6% |
| Delaware | 5 | 11% |
| Georgia | 5 | 1% |
| Wisconsin | 4 | 1% |
| Montana | 4 | 7% |
| West Virginia | 4 | 3% |
| Louisiana | 4 | 2% |
| Hawaii | 4 | 9% |
| New Jersey | 3 | 1% |
| District of Columbia | 3 | 18% |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | 33% |
| Kentucky | 3 | 1% |
| North Carolina | 3 | 1% |
| Maine | 2 | 3% |
| Nebraska | 2 | 1% |
| Rhode Island | 2 | 3% |
| Nevada | 2 | 3% |
| North Dakota | 2 | 3% |
| Oklahoma | 1 | 0% |
| Guam | 1 | 100% |
| Mississippi | 1 | 0% |
| New Hampshire | 1 | 1% |
| Alaska | 1 | 5% |
| Iowa | 1 | 0% |
| Idaho | 1 | 1% |
| Vermont | 1 | 3% |
| South Carolina | 1 | 1% |
| Alabama | 1 | 0% |
Most recent citations
Scope and severity letters (A–L)
Questions and answers
What does deficiency tag F0790 mean?
F0790 is cited when a nursing home fails to: Provide routine and 24-hour emergency dental care for each resident. It falls under quality of life and care deficiencies in the CMS requirements for long-term care facilities.
How common is F0790?
538 citations at 516 facilities (4% of all certified nursing homes) over the three most recent survey cycles; 9 were at the actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy level.
Which states cite F0790 most?
California (106), Ohio (46), Maryland (33), Texas (32), Pennsylvania (30).