Current Dental Terminology: A medical code set, maintained and copyrighted by the ADA, that has been selected for use in the HIPAA transactions.
Current Dental Terminology. a listing of descriptive terms and identifying codes developed by the American Dental Association (ADA) for reporting dental services and procedures to dental benefit plans.
Current Dental Terminology. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): An organization that maintains several code sets included in the HIPAA standards, including the ICD-9-CM codes.