Dental standards

The ADA, an ANSI-Accredited Standards Developer, sets standards for nearly every tool of dentistry, ensuring their safety, reliability and efficacy for dentists and the public. Over 400 volunteers from a wide range of interests contribute their expertise.

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ADA Standards Program Overview

The ADA develops standards for dental products and informatics. Learn more about standards and ways to participate.

Informatics Standards

Standards for secure, interoperable exchange of clinical and administrative dental data across health IT systems.

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Artificial Intelligence in Dentistry

Standards provide a roadmap for evaluating and integrating AI systems into dental practice by establishing criteria for safety, efficacy, transparency and fairness.

Electronic dental record language

This standard sets the terms used to describe dental disease for accurate data recording and exchange of diagnostic concepts.

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Dental Content Committee

Maintains the data content specifications for dental billing. The Dental Content Committee has a formal consultative role under HIPAA for all transactions affecting dental health care services.