Code Maintenance Committee (CMC)
CDBP established its Code Maintenance Committee to ensure that all stakeholders have an active role in evaluating and voting on CDT Code changes. It is the body that votes to accept, amend or decline requests. The CMC is expected to arrive at decisions that are in the best interests of the profession and patients, and third-party payers/administrators.
Code Maintenance Committee
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CMC Member Organizations
- Five representatives from the American Dental Association, one of whom will serve as chair
- One representative from each of the ten recognized dental specialty organizations
- American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology
- American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology
- American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
- American Academy of Periodontology
- American Association of Endodontists
- American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
- American Association of Orthodontists
- American Association of Public Health Dentistry
- American College of Prosthodontics
- American Society of Dentist Anesthesiologists
- One representative from the Academy of General Dentistry
- One representative from each of the following third-party payer organizations
- America's Health Insurance Plans
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- Delta Dental Plans Association
- National Association of Dental Plans
- One representative from the American Dental Education Association
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Next CMC Meeting
The next annual CMC meeting is scheduled to convene at ADA Headquarters in Chicago on March 12 – 13, 2020 (Thursday-Friday). Proceedings begin on March 15th at 8:30 AM in the 2nd floor Auditorium. The meeting will formally adjourn when the CMC has addressed all agenda items, which may be accomplished in less than the two days set aside.
- This an open meeting that includes public comment and discussion of any CDT Code Action Request before the committee.
- The CMC meeting is when member organization representatives discuss and vote to accept, amend or decline each action request.
- This meeting will adjourn when all agenda items have been addressed, which may be accomplished in less than the two days scheduled.
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Past CMC Meeting Action Reports
The following reports document decisions on all action requests submitted for consideration at past annual CMC meetings. Accepted submissions are included in the CDT Code version identified. These reports are for download by any member of the dental community, or the public at large. There are different types of reports available depending on the types of requests addressed during a CMC meeting. There are reports of Substantive Actions (requests for new codes, deletions of existing codes, and significant revisions to existing CDT Code entries), and of Editorial Actions (corrections to grammatical and format errors in existing entries that do not affect purpose or scope).
March 2019 - CDT Code Substantive Action Request Report for CDT 2020
March 2018 - CDT Code Substantive Action Request Report for CDT 2019
March 2017 - CDT Code Substantive Action Request Report for CDT 2018
March 2016 - CDT Code Substantive Action Request Report for CDT 2017
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Email: dentalcode@ada.org