ADA updated resource

CHICAGO, Illinois--The American Dental Association is offering CDT 2011-2012: The ADA Practical Guide to Dental Procedure Codes to provide dentists and their dental staffs with a resource to accurately record and report dental services.

The spiral-bound book CDT 2011-2012 includes the latest version of the Code on Dental Procedures and Nomenclature, as well as several expanded reference sections. This includes questions and answers concerning the selection of the appropriate procedure codes for patient records and for claim submissions.

The publication also includes new information about caries risk assessment and documentation forms. CDT 2011-2012 helps dental staff maintain accurate paper and electronic health records, as well as efficiently prepare insurance claims.

In addition to the CDT 2011-2012, the ADA is offering a revised CDT Companion: The ADA Practical Guide to Dental Coding that provides additional information on topics, such as dental/medical cross coding and how to submit dental claims to a patient’s medical insurance carrier.

The CDT Companion also includes an expanded set of clinical coding scenarios that cover a variety of patient services. The CDT Companion is a resource for training dental staff on difficult coding scenarios.

The CDT 2011-2012: The ADA Practical Guide to Dental Procedure Codes, which includes a searchable CD-ROM, and the CDT Companion: The ADA Practical Guide to Dental Coding are available as a set to ADA members for $84.95 and non-members for $127.45.

The CDT 2010-2012 and its CD-ROM are available for $49.95 for ADA Members and $74.95 for non-members. The CDT Companion is available for $49.95 for ADA Members and $74.95 for non-members.

For more information, visit www.adacatalog.org or call (800) 947-4746.

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