Dental standards
The ADA, an ANSI-Accredited Standards Developer, sets standards for nearly every tool of dentistry, ensuring their safety, reliability and efficacy for dentists and the public. Over 400 volunteers from a wide range of interests contribute their expertise.
Standards provide a roadmap for evaluating and integrating AI systems into dental practice by establishing criteria for safety, efficacy, transparency and fairness.
It's a new day for dental standards development at the ADA. Read all about the changes and how to participate.
This standard sets the terms used to describe dental disease for accurate data recording and exchange of diagnostic concepts.
Dental students/recent graduates whose studies contribute to better standards for oral health can apply for the Stanford Award for products/materials research and/or the Ahlstrom Award for informatics research.
Dental university faculty can request free access to dental standards for use in their curriculum.
Maintains the data content specifications for dental billing. The Dental Content Committee has a formal consultative role under HIPAA for all transactions affecting dental health care services.
