Introduction
Accurate recording and reporting
dental treatment is supported by a set
of codes that: 1) have a
standard format, 2) are at the appropriate
level of specificity, 3) can be applied
uniformly, and 4) are used to report dental
procedures provided under public
and private dental insurance benefit
plans. In addition, the code set should contain the
appropriate number of procedure codes
that adequately encompass commonly accepted
dental procedures.
These needs prompted development the Code
on Dental Procedures and Nomenclature
(the Code). The Code is periodically
reviewed and revised to reflect the dynamic
changes in dental procedures that are recognized by organized
dentistry and the dental community as a whole. Revisions to the
Code are published and effective biennially, at the start of
odd-numbered years. (e.g., 2005, 2007)
The Code is periodically reviewed
and revised to reflect the dynamic
changes in dental procedures
that are recognized by organized dentistry
and the dental community as a
whole. Revisions to the Code are published
and effective biannually, at
the start of odd-numbered years.
Change requests may be submitted at any time.
All requests received will be considered for inclusion in a future
version of the Code depending on the date the change request
was received. Please see the Time Line for Review and Action
on Requests to Revise the Code on Dental Procedures
and Nomenclature for information on the timing of the review and revision cycle,
and publication of new versions of the Code.
Dental professionals and others within the community may request
a change in the Code by completing a Code
Change Request.
Please read the Guidelines, Evaluation
Criteria and Instructions before completing a request. A request
must
meet the Guidelines in order to be considered.
Copyright Notice
In requesting a change to the Code the requestor hereby acknowledges
and agrees that such change, if accepted by the Code Revision
Committee, will become part of the copyrighted work CDT-2007,
and any successor or derivative works, owned by the American
Dental Association.
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