The following proposed ADA standards/technical reports are available for review and comment until the due dates indicated below. If you have comments after reviewing the documents, download the comments template, enter your comments and email to standards@ada.org.
Proposed ADA Standard No. 1113 for Dentistry – Contents of Dental Procedure-Level Data Required for Eligibility and Benefit Responses
To appropriately inform patients covered by a dental plan about the estimated treatment costs prior to care, dental offices need an eligibility and benefit response at the procedure level that goes beyond the current information exchanged between providers and payers. Effective benefits verification workflow requires, when appropriate, that the dental office submit a robust and detailed category or procedure-level inquiry and that the payer then return a robust and detailed category or procedure-level response. To meet this need, this standard will specify the complete information necessary for providers to communicate to payers (inquiry) and for payers to communicate to providers (response) with regards to benefits and costs associated with specific treatment plans. The standard identifies necessary data content, exclusively utilizing a CDT code set, to be communicated between providers at all treatment locations, and payers of all types (i.e., medical, dental, auto, long term care, etc.,) to facilitate exchange as related to eligibility and benefits verification.
Download Proposed ADA Standard 1113 (PDF)
Download Comments Template (comments due August 2, 2023) (Word)
Proposed Revision of ANSI/ADA Standard No. 32 for Dentistry – Orthodontic Wires
This standard specifies requirements and test methods for wires used in fixed and removable orthodontic appliances. It provides requirements concerning the determination of the physical and mechanical properties of orthodontic wires plus packaging and labeling information. The revisions were made to bring the standard into conformance with the updated ISO standard of which this standard is a national adoption.
To obtain a copy of this proposed standard, email standards@ada.org. (comments due September 13, 2023)
Proposed Revision of ANSI/ADA Standard No. 159 for Dentistry – Coiled Springs for Use in Orthodontics
This standard provides details of methods to compare the physical and mechanical behavior of coiled springs, the test methods by which they can be determined as well as packaging and labeling requirements. The revisions were made to bring the standard into conformance with the updated ISO standard of which this standard is a national adoption.
To obtain a copy of this proposed standard, email standards@ada.org. (comments due September 13, 2023)
Proposed ADA Standard No. 187 for Dentistry – Dental CAD/CAM Machinable Ceramic Blanks
This standard specifies the requirements and test methods for fully dense ceramic blanks and the machinability of fully dense materials used for the fabrication of dental fixed restorations.
Download Proposed ADA Standard 187 (PDF)
Download Comments Template (comments due September 13, 2023) (Word)
Proposed ADA Standard No. 1111 for Dentistry – Oral Dataset Interoperability Network (ODIN)
This standard provides a specification to extract, process, format and transmit essential information from a patients’ electronic dental record (EDR) between one dental information system to another dental or medical health information system. The standard defines these specific EDR elements for data access, storage, transmission, and aggregation to allow for more accurate, secure and simple packaging and transmission of this oral dataset.
Download Proposed ADA Standard 1111 (PDF)
Download Comments Template (comments due September 13, 2023) (Word)