New Title:
Code on Dental Procedures and Nomenclature (2009-2010)
Copyright ©2008 American Dental Association
Authors/Editors: American Dental Association
The Code on Dental Procedures and Nomenclature (Code) is a standardized coding system used to document and communicate accurate information about dental treatment procedures and services. The Code is used in dental offices and by the dental benefits industry for purposes of keeping patient records, reporting procedures on patients and processing and reporting of dental insurance claims, and in developing, marketing and administering dental benefit products.
Categories of Service
The Code is organized into twelve categories of service, each with its own series of five-digit alphanumeric codes, as follows:
Category of Service Code Series
I. Diagnostic D0100 - D0999
II. Preventive D1000 - D1999
III. Restorative D2000 - D2999
IV. Endodontics D3000 - D3999
V. Periodontics D4000 - D4999
VI. Prosthodontics, removable D5000 - D5899
VII. Maxillofacial Prosthetics D5900 - D5999
VIII. Implant Services D6000 - D6199
IX. Prosthodontics, fixed D6200 - D6999
X. Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery D7000 - D7999
XI. Orthodontics D8000 - D8999
XII. Adjunctive General Services D9000 - D9999
A category of service may be divided into one or more subcategories of generally recognized related procedures. Subcategories may have their own descriptors that apply to all dental procedure codes within the subcategory.
Components of a Dental Procedure Code
An individual dental procedure code has at least the first two of the following three components.
1. Procedure Code - A five character alphanumeric code beginning with the letter "D" that identifies a specific dental procedure. Each Procedure Code is printed in boldface type. A Procedure Code cannot be changed or abbreviated by any licensee on any printed form or electronic transmission to a dentist, patient or other recipient.
2. Nomenclature - A written, literal definition of a Procedure Code. Each Procedure Code has Nomenclature that is printed in boldface type. Nomenclature may be abbreviated by a licensee only when printed on claim forms or other documents that are subject to space limitation. Any such abbreviation does not constitute a change to the Nomenclature.
3. Descriptor - A written narrative that provides further definition and the intended use of a Procedure Code. A Descriptor is not provided for every Procedure Code. Descriptors that apply to a series of Procedure Codes may precede that series of codes; otherwise, Descriptors will follow the applicable Procedure Code and its Nomenclature. When present, Descriptors are printed in regular typeface. Descriptors cannot be added, abbreviated or otherwise changed by a licensee.
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Oxford Handbook of Clinical Dentistry
5th Ed. ©2009 Oxford University Press
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Oxford Textbook of Palliative Nursing (formerly Textbook of Palliative Nursing)
3rd Ed. ©2010 Oxford University Press, Inc.
Authors/Editors: Betty R. Ferrell, RN, PhD, FAAN and Nessa Coyle, RN, PhD, FAAN
Now in its third edition, this landmark title has become the key resource for all nurses working in the field of palliative care. Edited by renowned nursing experts Betty Ferrell and Nessa Coyle and written by a dynamic team of internationally known authorities in nursing and palliative medicine, the titlecontains 78 chapters which cover the gamut of the palliative nursing world. The volume's scope is broad to incorporate principles of care from the time of the initial diagnosis of a terminal disease to the end of a patient's life and beyond.
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