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- 1. Fill in the BlankThree components of a CDT entry 1. Procedure code: a ____ character ______ code beginning with the letter "D" *cannot abbreviate 2. Nomenclature: the _____ of the procedure code *can abbreviate 3. Descriptor: a written _____ that further defines
- 2. Open EndedAn evaluation performed on a patient of record to determine any medical/dental changes since a previous comprehensive or periodic evaluation. - Oral cancer evaluation - Periodontal screening
- 3. Open EndedAn evaluation limited to a specific oral health problem or complaint - Specific problem - Dental emergency - Trauma - Acute infections
- 4. Open EndedAssessing the status of a previously existing condition - Traumatic injury where treatment was not rendered but patient needs follow-up monitoring - Evaluation for undiagnosed continuing pain - Soft tissue lesion requiring follow-up evaluation
- 5. Open EndedPost-operative office visit
- 6. Open EndedApplies to new patients OR established patients who have had significant change in health condition other unusual circumstances OR established patients who have been absent from active treatment for 3 or more years - EOE/IOE - Hard/soft tissue exam - Oral cancer screening - Med/dental hx - Restorative, charting, caries, occlusion
- 7. Open EndedRemoval of plaque, calculus, and stains from the tooth structures in the permanent and transitional dentition. Intended to control local irritational factors
- 8. Open EndedRemoval of plaque, calculus, and stains from the tooth structures in the primary and transitional dentition. Intended to control local irritational factors
- 9. Open EndedConservative treatment of an active, non-symptomatic carious lesion by topical application of a caries arresting or inhibiting medicament and without mechanical removal of tooth structure (silver diamine)
- 10. Open EndedThe gross removal of plaque and calculus that interfere with the ability of the dentist to perform a comprehensive oral evaluation.
- 11. Open EndedInstrumentation of the crown and root surfaces of the teeth to remove plaque and calculus. Indicated for patients with periodontal disease and is therapeutic, not prophylactic, in nature. - Root planning - Some soft tissue removal occurs This procedure may be used as a definitive treatment in some stages of periodontal disease and/or as part of a pre-surgical procedure in other
- 12. Open EndedInstrumentation of the crown and root surfaces of the teeth to remove plaque and calculus. Indicated for patients with periodontal disease and is therapeutic, not prophylactic, in nature. - Root planning - Some soft tissue removal occurs. This procedure may be used as a definitive treatment in some stages of periodontal disease and/ or as part of a pre-surgical procedure in other
- 13. Open EndedThe removal of plaque, calculus and stains from supra and sub-gingival tooth surfaces when there is generalized moderate or severe gingival inflammation in the absence of periodontitis. Indicated for patients who have: - Swollen, inflamed gingiva, generalized suprabony pockets, and moderate to severe bleeding on probing. ***Should be reported in conjunction with prophylaxis, scaling and root planning, or debridement procedures
- 14. Open EndedFollowing periodontal therapy and continues at varying intervals, determined by the clinical evaluation of the dentist, for the life of the dentition or any implant replacements. - Removal of the plaque and calculus from supragingival and subgingival regions - Site specific scaling and root planning where indicated and polishing the teeth ***If new or recurring periodontal disease appears, additional diagnostic and treatment procedures must be considered.
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