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Finally! Implant Maintenance Procedure Codes Expanded in CDT2025
Educational Objectives
After completing this webinar, participants will be able to:
- Explain the nomenclature and descriptions of the three CDT Procedure Codes for implant maintenance in CDT 2025.
- Describe when an implant maintenance procedure would be selected for a patient’s treatment and why, including whether they can be done during a prophylaxis or periodontal maintenance appointment.
- Describe various verbal strategies for communicating with patients about their need for regular implant maintenance procedures and the importance of allowing your office to help them manage their implant investment.
Abstract
Acceptance level for dental implants is increasing among patients due to the limitations of removable prosthetics. According to the American Dental Association, dental providers in the United States place over 5 million dental implants each year.
Many clinicians are unaware of the two implant maintenance procedure codes which have been included in the ADA’s CDT manual beginning with D6080 (CDT 1 - 1990-1995) and D6081 (CDT 2017). With advances in technology and treatment modalities, their current descriptors had become obsolete.
In CDT 2025, these two codes were revised and an additional code introduced. This presentation will explain these changes and describe when and under what conditions they would be used.
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Author Bio
Kathy S. Forbes, RDH, BS, FADHA
Kathy has been a dental hygienist, dental hygiene educator, speaker, author, consultant, seminar, and study club leader for over 40 years. She speaks frequently about the correct classification, documentation, treatment planning, and CDT procedure code selection for patients with periodontal disease. In addition, she holds a license with the ADA for Current Dental Terminology© which allows her to provide the most up-to-date understanding of current procedure codes.
She has articles published in RDH Magazine, Dentistry Today, and others specifically addressing dental hygiene treatment planning and correct procedure code selection. Her national engagements include presentations to the American Dental Association’s Annual Meeting, ADHA Annual Conference, RDH Under One Roof, WDHA Oral Health Symposium and the Pacific Northwest Dental Conference.
She currently serves as a Director for the DentalCodeology™ Consortium, reviewing and developing procedure codes relevant to dental hygiene practice which are presented to the Code Maintenance Committee of the American Dental Association each year.
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