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by Patti DiGangi, RDH, BS
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Patti DiGangi, RDH, BS, is an
international speaker who works
with dental professionals to
improve practice profitability. Her
work helps dental professionals
embrace the opportunities
and understand the metrics
that accurate insurance coding
provides. The ADA recognized her
expertise by inviting her to write
a chapter in its CDT 2017 Companion book and again for
CDT 2018 Companion. She holds publishing and speaking
licenses with ADA for Current Dental Terminology 2017
and a license for SNODENT 2017 diagnostic coding. She is
the author of the DentalCodeology series. DiGangi can be
reached at patti@dentalcodeology.com.
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A look at expanded CDT coding
as a means to better dentistry
Course description
This course explores how current dental terminology (CDT) code gaps have contributed to a delay in
therapeutic care of early periodontal disease, recognition of its medical relevance, and the communication
between dental and medical professionals. With more than 29 million Americans living with diabetes
and 86 million people living with prediabetes, codes for chairside HbA1c testing, treatment of gingival
inflammation and teledentistry have the potential to significantly improve interdisciplinary health care.
Abstract
New codes can potentially close the loop and elevate our standard of care. For example, a new
code exists for the treatment of gingivitis after decades of merely dumping gingival inflammation into
the same category as health. With increasing research pointing to the connection between oral disease
and medical conditions, the timing is perfect. Early recognition encourages intervention and disease
prevention. For example, a simple chairside HbA1c glucose screening via finger-stick can be used to
rapidly identify high-risk patients.
A code for the finger-stick can assist in broader adoption in dental practices. With a staggering
number of Americans with diabetes and prediabetes, the oral/systemic inflammation creates a cascade
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