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Treating, Reporting and Managing Periodontal Diseases: A Dental Hygienist's Perspective
Treating, Reporting and Managing
         Periodontal Diseases:
    A Dental Hygienist’s Perspective
     Presenter: Kathy S. Forbes, RDH, BS
                 June 23, 2018
                  12:30-3:30

• Periodontal Disease Diagnosis
    Case Types I-V and
    AAP Classifications I-VIII
• Chart Documentation
    Risk Management Issues
• Dental “Insurance”
    Not really insurance . . .
    Really!

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Treating, Reporting and Managing Periodontal Diseases: A Dental Hygienist's Perspective
• Treatment Planning for
   *Non-surgical Dental Hygiene
    Procedures/Procedure Code
    Selection
   *Evaluations
   *Adult/Child Prophylaxis
   *Scaling and Root Planing
   *”Gingivitis” Procedure
   *Periodontal Maintenance

          Concerns?
  There are dental hygienists who
  provide periodontal procedures
  (SRP, PM) but document
  preventive procedures (AP).

  There are business staff who bill for
  adult prophylaxis when the
  hygienist has provided periodontal
  procedures.

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Treating, Reporting and Managing Periodontal Diseases: A Dental Hygienist's Perspective
Concerns?
Both scenarios cause the
practice to lose money.

Both scenarios would be
considered risk management
issues.

   Classification/Case Types
    of Periodontal Diseases
    (Based on 1989 World Workshop in Periodontics)
          Formerly AAP Classification System

Case Type I – Early/Chronic Gingivitis
Case Type II – Established
  Gingivitis/Early Periodontitis
Case Type III –
  Moderate/Chronic Periodontitis
Case Type IV – Advanced Periodontitis
Case Type V – Refractory Periodontitis

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Treating, Reporting and Managing Periodontal Diseases: A Dental Hygienist's Perspective
General Guidelines
            Extent                               Severity

Localized = 30% or less                Slight =
of sites are involved                  LOA/CAL 1-2 mm
Generalized = more than Moderate =
30% of sites are involved LOA/CAL 3-4 mm

                                       Severe =
                                       LOA/CAL 5+ mm
LOA = Loss of Attachment
CAL = Clinical Attachment Loss

                 Case Types I-V
            (recognized by most “Insurance” Companies)

    Case Type            Status Defined           Loss of Attachment/
                                                  Clinical Attachment
                                                           Loss
 Type 0           Clinically healthy             No LOA/CAL
 Type I           Early/Chronic Gingivitis       No LOA/CAL
                                                 Pseudopocketing
                                                 possible
 Type II          Established Gingivitis/Early   Slight LOA/CAL =
                  Periodontitis                  1-2 mm
 Type III         Moderate Periodontitis/        Moderate LOA/CAL =
                  Chronic Periodontitis          3-4 mm
 Type IV          Advanced Periodontitis         Severe LOA/CAL =
                                                 5+ mm
 Type V           Refractory Periodontitis

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Treating, Reporting and Managing Periodontal Diseases: A Dental Hygienist's Perspective
Development of a Classification System
for Periodontal Diseases and Conditions

                              Annals of
                            Periodontology
                           December, 1999
                             www.perio.org

 AAP Classification of Periodontal
    Diseases and Conditions
        (Based on 1999 International Workshop)

     Gingival Diseases
     Chronic Periodontitis
     Aggressive Periodontitis
     Periodontitis as a Manifestation of
        Systemic Diseases
     Necrotizing Periodontal Diseases
     Abscesses of the Periodontium
     Periodontitis Associated with
        Endodontic Lesions
     Developmental or Acquired
        Deformities and Conditions

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Treating, Reporting and Managing Periodontal Diseases: A Dental Hygienist's Perspective
Gingival        A. Plaque         1. Associated
Diseases        induced           with dental
                                  plaque only
                                  2. Modified by
                                  systemic
                                  factors
                                  3. Modified by
                                  medications
                                  4. Modified by
                                  malnutrition
                B. Non-plaque     1. Bacterial,
                induced           viral, fungal,
                                  allergic,
                                  genetic, etc.

Chronic         A.              1. Modified by
Periodontitis   Localized       systemic factors
                ≤ 30%           2. Modified by
                                medications
                                3. Modified by
                                malnutrition
                B.              1. Modified by
                Generalized     systemic factors
                ≥ 30%           2. Modified by
                                medications
                                3. Modified by
                                malnutrition

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Treating, Reporting and Managing Periodontal Diseases: A Dental Hygienist's Perspective
Update will
                         commence in 2017
                         to review:
                         • Attachment level
                         • Chronic versus
                           aggressive
                           periodontitis
                         • Localized versus
                           generalized
                           periodontitis

AAP Disease Classification/Diagnosis
 – Use descriptive words:
     Generalized chronic periodontitis
    Localized plaque-induced gingivitis
    with generalized slight chronic
    periodontitis
    Localized chronic periodontitis - stable
Billing Class/Case Type/Code
 – Use Roman numerals (I-IV)
 – May use description title also:
      IV: Moderate chronic periodontitis

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Treating, Reporting and Managing Periodontal Diseases: A Dental Hygienist's Perspective
Fee for Service     PPO (20% discount)
 $100 procedure       $80 procedure
- $60 overhead      - $60 overhead
  $40 profit
                      $20 profit

  Insurance:
  Protection against the
  occurrence of an
  infrequent, catastrophic
  event.

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Treating, Reporting and Managing Periodontal Diseases: A Dental Hygienist's Perspective
Dentistry:
Involves the frequent
occurrence of
non-catastrophic
events.

   Dental “Insurance”
Not really insurance but a
     Dental Benefit
           or
 Healthcare Financing

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Treating, Reporting and Managing Periodontal Diseases: A Dental Hygienist's Perspective
Dental “Insurance” 1972
Most plans paid by incentive:
– First year: paid 70% of dentist’s fees
– Second year: paid 80% of dentist’s fees
– Third year: paid 90% of dentist’s fees
– Fourth year and beyond: paid 100%

Maximum benefit?

 Dental “Insurance” 2018
  Paid according to negotiated contract
  between employer and insurance
  company
  Varying rates of reimbursement
 – Some based on % of UCR computed
    by insurance company
 – Some rely on “evidence-based”
    research
 – Some based on “who knows what”

  Maximum benefit?

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Documentation
Top Two Areas of Claim Frequency:
#1: Failure to diagnose periodontal
     disease.
#2: Failure to diagnose oral cancer
#3: Legal considerations, poor record
     keeping, and a lack of informed
     consent.
Also note #9:
Failure to refer or referring too late.

 Avoid personal shorthand that others
  cannot understand and non-relevant
  comments that could prove
  embarrassing if read in court.
 Allow adequate time to complete
  the treatment record to avoid poor
  documentation and frustration.
 Document all data immediately;
  delays lead to inaccuracies.

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RDH Magazine
    November 2013

Top Reasons Hygienists Are Sued
Strategies for Avoiding Malpractice Claims

         Author:
   Dianne Glasscoe Watterson, RDH, BS, MBA

    Informed Consent defined:
   The patient’s agreement that he or
   she has had a thorough discussion
   with the doctor (dentist),
   understanding the recommended
   treatment or procedure, its
   alternatives, risks and consequences,
   and desires the dental procedure to
   be preformed.

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Informed Consent defined:
Informed consent is more than
simply getting a patient to sign a
written consent form. It is a
process of communication
between a patient and physician
(dentist) that results in the patient’s
authorization or agreement to
undergo a specific medical (dental)
intervention.

 Revised Code of Washington
       RCW 7.70.060
  Consent form – contents –
  prima facie evidence – failure
  to use.

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(1) A description, in language the patient could
  reasonably be expected to understand, of:
      (a) The nature and character of the
            proposed treatment;
      (b) The anticipated results of the
            proposed treatment;
      (c)   The recognized possible alternative
            forms of treatment; and
      (d) The recognized serious possible risks,
            complications, and anticipated
            benefits involved in the treatment and
            in the recognized possible alternative
            forms of treatment, including non-
            treatment;

   INFORMED REFUSAL

 Periodontal Scaling and Root
 Planing
 Periodontal Maintenance
 X-ray Consent Withheld

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Examples of Fraud
 Billing for services not performed.
 Altering dates of service.
 The American Dental Association’s
 Code of Ethics (5.B.4) states: A dentist
 who submits a claim form to a third party
 reporting incorrect treatment dates for the
 purpose of assisting a patient in obtaining
 benefits under a dental plan, which
 benefits would otherwise be disallowed, is
 engaged in making an unethical, false or
 misleading representation to such third
 party.

Examples of Fraud
 Misrepresenting patient identities

 Not disclosing existence of primary
 coverage

 Not informing dental carrier you’ve
 billed medical carrier also

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Examples of Fraud
 Up coding (now referred to as
 remapping), for example:
  Billing Scaling and Root Planing
   when you provided Periodontal
   Maintenance.
  Billing a night guard or fluoride
   trays when you’ve only provided
   whitening trays.

Example of Fraud
 Waiver of co-payments and/or
 deductibles
 The insurance plan is a contract between
 the patient’s employer and the insurance
 company. The dentist is not a party to
 that contract. As such, dentists
 cannot accept payments from
 insurance companies as payment in
 full when a co-payment is
 contractually required.

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Example of Fraud

 Unbundling Codes – separating dental
 procedures so the benefits of the
 component parts total more than the
 procedures as defined would normally be
 reimbursed.

     Procedure Codes
      designated for
dental hygiene/periodontal
  diagnosis and therapy

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How many codes are available
 to hygienists in Washington
            State?

    Where do we start?

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Clinical Oral Evaluations
                  (Not Exams)

       Periodic Oral Evaluation –
          established patient
              CDT 2018, p. 5: D0120

An evaluation performed on a patient of
record to determine any changes in the
patient’s dental and medical health status
since a previous comprehensive or periodic
evaluation. This includes an oral cancer
evaluation and periodontal screening where
indicated and may require interpretation of
information acquired through additional
diagnostic procedures.

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What is the definition of a
      “Periodontal Screening” ?

  Many hygienists and dentists
  consider a periodontal screening to
  include nothing more than spot
  probing
  BUT…
  The American Academy of
  Periodontology states that a
  charting containing only six points
  per tooth pocket depths is a
  Periodontal Screening.

 Comprehensive Oral Evaluation –
   New or Established Patient
            CDT 2018, p. 6: D0150

Typically used by a general dentist and/or
  specialist when evaluating a patient
  comprehensively. This applies to
• new patients;
• established patients who have had a
  significant change in health
  conditions or other unusual
  circumstances, by report, or
• established patients who have been
  absent from active treatment for three or
  more years.             > > >>>>>

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Comprehensive Oral Evaluation –
   New or Established Patient

Evaluate and record:
 An evaluation for oral cancer where
  indicated
 Extra-oral and intra-oral hard and soft
  tissues
 Dental history
 Medical history
 A general health assessment

                         >>>>>>>

 Comprehensive Oral Evaluation –
   New or Established Patient

 Dental caries, missing or unerupted teeth
 Restorations
 Existing prostheses
 Occlusal relationships
 Periodontal conditions, including
  periodontal screening and/or periodontal
  charting
 Hard and soft tissue anomalies

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What is the definition of a
    “Periodontal Charting” ?
The American Academy of Periodontology states
that a complete periodontal charting, including a
description of periodontal conditions, includes
 – six points per tooth pocket depths,
 – recession,
 – furcations,
 – mobilities,
 – bleeding points,
 – minimal attached gingiva notations,
 – AAP diagnosis, etc.

   Re-evaluation – post-operative
             office visit
                 CDT 2018, p. 7: D0171

No specific definition included in CDT 2016
 or 2017 but October 2014 issue of Insurance
 Solutions Newsletter states:
“May be used to document the re-
evaluation of a patient four to six weeks
after periodontal scaling and root planing.
However, most payers include follow-up
evaluations in the global procedure fee.”

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Comprehensive Periodontal Evaluation
     – New or Established Patient
                            CDT 2018, p. 7: D0180

   This procedure is indicated for patients showing
   signs or symptoms of periodontal disease and for
   patients with risk factors such as smoking or
   diabetes. It includes evaluation of periodontal
   conditions, probing and charting, evaluation and
   recording of the patient’s dental and medical
   history and general health assessment. It may
   include the evaluation and recording of dental
   caries, missing or unerupted teeth, restorations,
   occlusal relationships and oral cancer evaluation.

What is the difference in the definitions?
Comprehensive Oral Evaluation             Comprehensive Perio Evaluation
Evaluation of oral cancer                 Oral cancer evaluation
Extra-oral/intra-oral hard/soft tissues   NOT INCLUDED
Dental history                            Dental history
Medical history                           Medical history
General health assessment                 General health assessment
Dental caries, missing or unerupted       Dental caries, missing or unerupted
teeth                                     teeth
Restorations                              Restorations
Existing prosthesis                       NOT INCLUDED
Occlusal relationships                    Occlusal relationships
Periodontal conditions including          Periodontal conditions including
periodontal screening and/or              periodontal charting
charting
Hard and soft tissue anomalies            NOT INCLUDED

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Oral evaluation for a patient under three
         years of age and counseling
            with primary caregiver
                CDT 2018, p. 5: D0145

  Diagnostic services performed for a
  child under the age of three,
  preferably within the first
  six months of the eruption of the
  first primary tooth, including
  recording the . . .

  Oral evaluation for a patient under three
        years of age and counseling
           with primary caregiver

• Oral and physical health history,
• Evaluation of caries susceptibility,
• Development of an appropriate
  preventive oral health regime,
• Communication with and counseling
  of the child’s parent, legal guardian
  and/or primary caregiver.

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Pre-diagnostic Services
                   …. and other individuals
                   may report any of the listed
                   CDT Codes as long as they
                   are acting within the scope
                   of their state law.

       Screening of a Patient
            CDT 2018, p. 7: D0190

  A screening, including state or federally
  mandated screenings, to determine an
  individual’s need to be seen by a dentist
  for diagnosis

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Assessment of a Patient
          CDT 2018, p. 7: D0191

A limited clinical inspection that is
performed to identify possible signs of
oral or systemic disease, malformation,
or injury, and the potential need for
referral for diagnosis and treatment.

 Diagnostic Codes
    (related to caries risk)

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Caries risk assessment and documentation, with a
finding of low risk.
  Using recognized assessment tools
  CDT 2018, p. 11: D0601

Caries risk assessment and documentation, with a
finding of moderate risk.
  Using recognized assessment tools
  CDT 2018, p. 11: D0602

Caries risk assessment and documentation, with a
finding of high risk.
  Using recognized assessment tools
  CDT 2018, p. 11: D0603

“Evaluation of caries susceptibility”
 Caries Risk Assessment Forms for
 –Age 0 to 6 years and
 –>6 years

                www.ada.org
               Search, enter:
      “caries risk assessment forms”

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Preventive Services
  Other than Prophylaxis or
  Periodontal Procedures

            Fluoride Treatment
            (Office Procedure)

             Prescription strength
          fluoride product designed
         solely for use in the dental
            office, delivered to the
          dentition under the direct
            supervision of a dental
         professional. Fluoride must
         be applied separately from
              prophylaxis paste.

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*Factors increasing risk for caries may
     include but are not limited to:

High level of caries experience or
demineralization
History of recurrent caries
High titers of cariogenic bacteria
Existing restoration(s) of poor
quality
Poor oral hygiene
Inadequate fluoride exposure
Prolonged nursing (bottle or breast)
Poor family dental health >>>>>>>

 *Factors increasing risk for caries may
      include but are not limited to:
Developmental or acquired
enamel defects
Developmental or acquired
disability
Xerostomia
Genetic abnormality of teeth
Many multisurface
restorations
Chemo/radiation therapy
Eating disorders
Drug/alcohol abuse                *ADA Guidelines

Irregular dental care                July 2004

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Topical application of fluoride varnish
           CDT 2018, p. 15: D1206

   Topical application of fluoride –
          excluding varnish
           CDT 2018, p. 15: D1208

Interim caries arresting medicament
       application – per tooth
           CDT 2018, p. 16: D1354

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Documentation for Radiographs

Guidelines for Prescribing
 Dental Radiographs
From: American Dental Association and
      U.S. Food & Drug Administration
      2004, then Updated 2012

www.ada/org/prof/resources/topics/radiography.asp
www.fda.gov/cdrh/radhlth/adaxray.html

  Guidelines for Prescribing
  Dental Radiography, 2012
   Page 3 of Report
   Radiographic screening for the purpose
   of detecting disease before clinical
   examination should not be performed.
   A thorough clinical examination,
   consideration of the patient history,
   review of any prior radiographs, caries
   risk assessment and consideration of
   both the dental and the general health
   needs of the patient should precede
   radiographic examination.

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ADA Clinical Indicators
           for Dental Radiographs
   A. Positive Historical Findings
      1. Previous periodontal or
        endodontic therapy.
      2. History of pain or trauma.
      3. Family history of dental
        anomalies.
      4. Postoperative evaluation of
             healing.
      5. Remineralization monitoring
      6. Presence of implants or evaluation
             of implant placement.

           ADA Clinical Indicators
           for Dental Radiographs
  B. Positive Clinical Signs and Symptoms
1. Clinical evidence of periodontal   13. Evidence of foreign objects
         disease                      14. Pain and/or dysfunction of the
2. Large or deep restorations                 TMJ
3. Deep carious lesions               15. Facial asymmetry
4. Malposed or clinically impacted
         teeth                        16. Abutment teeth for fixed or
5. Swelling                              removable partial prosthesis
6. Evidence of dental/facial trauma   17. Unexplained bleeding
7. Mobility of teeth                  18. Unexplained sensitivity of
8. Sinus tract (“fistula”)                    teeth.
9. Clinically suspected sinus         19. Unusual eruption, spacing or
         pathology                            migration of teeth
10. Growth abnormalities              20. Unusual tooth morphology,
11. Oral involvement in known or              calcification or color
     suspected systemic disease       21. Missing teeth with unknown
12. Positive neurologic findings in           reason
     the head and neck                22. Clinical erosion

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“Cleaning” Codes

         Prophylaxis – Child
            CDT 2018, p. 15: D1120

Removal of plaque, calculus and stains
from the tooth structures in the primary
and transitional dentition. It is intended
to control local and irritational factors.

         Prophylaxis – Adult
            CDT 2018, p. 15: D1110

Removal of plaque, calculus and stains
from the tooth structures in the
permanent and transitional dentition.
It is intended to control local and
irritational factors.

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Scaling in the presence of
      generalized moderate or severe
    gingival inflammation – full mouth,
           after oral evaluation.
                  CDT 2018, p. 39: D4346

The removal of plaque, calculus and stains from supra-
and sub-gingival tooth surfaces when there is
generalized moderate or severe gingival inflammation
in the absence of periodontitis. It is indicated for
patients who have swollen, inflamed gingiva,
generalized suprabony pockets and moderate to severe
bleeding on probing. Should not be reported in
conjunction with prophylaxis, scaling and root
planning, or debridement procedures.

                                           www.ada.org

                                           CDT 2018
                                           pp. 288-298

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Full mouth debridement to enable
         comprehensive evaluation
   and diagnosis on a subsequent visit
              CDT 2018, p. 39: D4355

Full mouth debridement involves the preliminary
removal of plaque and calculus that interferes
with the ability of the dentist to perform a
comprehensive oral evaluation. Not to be
completed on the same day as D0150, D0160,or
D0180.

 Full mouth debridement to enable
      comprehensive evaluation
           and diagnosis
Narrative needed describing:
● why debridement necessary
● description of tissues, bleeding,
  amounts of plaque and calculus, etc.
● length of time since last “cleaning”
● x-rays and/or photos showing calculus
   deposits and degree of gum infection

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When is Initial Periodontal Therapy
(Scaling and Root Planing) Indicated?
    When there is evidence of
         active disease
 bleeding on probing
 Increased pocket depth
 Continued attachment loss
 (i.e. recession)
 Increased tooth mobility
 Purulent (pus) discharge/suppuration
 Sequential radiographic change of
 crestal bone

 Comprehensive Periodontal Therapy:
A Statement by the American Academy
         of Periodontology

             • Health Professionals
             • Clinical/Scientific Resources
             • Scroll to Academy
               Statements
             • Comp Perio Therapy
                  (from jop, July 2011)

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Report sets forth the scope, objective and
 procedures that constitute periodontal
                 therapy:
  Scope of Periodontal Therapy
  Periodontal Evaluation
  Establishing a Diagnosis, Prognosis and
  Treatment Plan
  Informed Consent and Patient Records
  Treatment Procedures
  Evaluation of Therapy
  Factors Modifying Results
  Periodontal Maintenance Therapy

Our responsibility to our patients:
   We inform.
   We document.
   We all share the same culture in
   the office.
   We all have the same “Standard
   of Care”.
   We have a team on board serving
   the patients’ perio and restorative
   treatment needs.

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Scaling and Root Planing
            CDT 2016, p. 36-37: D4341/D4342

This procedure involves instrumentation of the
crown and root surfaces of the teeth to remove
plaque and calculus from these surfaces. It is
indicated for patients with periodontal disease
and is therapeutic, not prophylactic, in nature.
Root planing is the definitive procedure designed
for the removal of cementum and dentin that is
rough, and/or permeated by calculus or
contaminated with toxins or microorganisms.
Some soft tissue removal occurs. This procedure
may be used as a definitive treatment in some
stages of periodontal disease and/or as a part of
pre-surgical procedures in others.

Periodontal                   Periodontal
Scaling and Root              Scaling and Root
Planing –                     Planing –
four or more                  one to three
teeth, per                    teeth, per
quadrant                      quadrant
CDT 2018, p. 39: D4341        CDT 2018, p. 39: D4342

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Periodontal Maintenance Procedures
            CDT 2016, p. 37: D4910

This procedure is instituted following
periodontal therapy and continues at
varying intervals determined by the clinical
evaluation of the dentist,
for the life of the dentition or any implant
replacements. It includes removal of
bacterial plaque and calculus from
supragingival and subgingival regions, site
specific scaling and root planing where
indicated, and polishing the teeth.
If new or recurring periodontal disease
appears, additional diagnostic and treatment
procedures must be considered.

              Example:
“If benefits unavailable or
 exhausted for Periodontal
 Maintenance, please consider
 an alternate benefit for Adult
 Prophylaxis.”

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RDH Magazine
February, 2014

          Site Specific
     Scaling & Root Planing

      What code to use?

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RDH Magazine
 November,
   2014

After active periodontal
therapy and a period of
maintenance, is it ever
appropriate to report code
D1110 (prophylaxis) for
recall visits?

   What does the American
   Dental Association say?

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Response . . .
“This is a matter of clinical judgment by the
treating dentist. Follow-up patients who
have received active periodontal therapy
(surgical or non-surgical) are
appropriately reported using the
periodontal maintenance code D4910.
However, if the treating dentist determines
that a patient’s oral conditions can be
treated with a routine prophylaxis, delivery
of this service and reporting with code
D1110 may be appropriate.”
                              From CDT 2016, p. 103

     Other Procedures
   Which may be necessary for
        patients requiring
       periodontal therapy

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Implant maintenance procedure when
   prostheses are removed and reinserted,
    including cleansing of prostheses and
                  abutments.
                CDT 2018, p. 63: D6080

This procedure includes active debriding of the
implant(s) and examination of all aspect of the
implant system(s), including occlusion and stability
of the superstructure. The patient is also
instructed in thorough daily cleansing of the
implant(s). This is not a per implant code and is
indicated for implant supported fixed prostheses.

Scaling and debridement in the presence of
    inflammation or mucositis of a single
  implant, including cleaning of the implant
   surfaces, without flap entry and closure
                CDT 2018, p. 63: D6081

This procedure is not performed in conjunction
with D1110, D4910 or D4346.

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Debridement of a peri-implant defect or
  defects surrounding a single implant, and
   surface cleaning of the exposed implant
  surfaces, including flap entry and closure.
                   CDT 2018, p. 58: D6101

No descriptor; however, at the Code Maintenance
Committee meeting in March 2018, a submission suggesting
a new code for “disruption of subgingival biofilm using air
and water pressure combined with a low-abrasive powder on
Tooth surfaces and implants” was rejected because
“The CMC determined that this action request is
for a technique that is appropriately reported with
CDT code D6101 ….”

       Local Anesthesia Codes
 “Local anesthesia is usually considered to
  be part of Restorative, Endodontic,
  Periodontal, Removable Prosthodontic,
  Implant Services, Fixed Prosthodontic and
  Oral and Maxillofacial Surgical Procedures”

Local anesthesia CDT 2018, p. 87: D9215
Local anesthesia not in conjunction with
  operative or surgical procedures
 CDT 2018, p. 87: D9210

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Oraqix™
              (Lidocaine and Prilocaine)

                Kovanaze™
        (Tetracaine HCl and Oxymetazoline HCl)

                 FDA approved as of June 29, 2016

                 • Regional anesthesia
                      (#4 - #13)
                 • Pre-filled, single-use
                   sprayer
                 • 2 sprays (0.2 ml per spray)
                      4-5 minutes apart.

www.st-renatus.com

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OraVerse®
                (Phentolamine Mesylate)

• Local Anesthetic reversal agent
• Accelerates the reversal of lingering
  numbness
• Takes ½ the time

www.septodontusa.com

         Cleaning and Inspection of a
             removable appliance
                    CDT 2018, p. 91

  This procedure does not include any
  required adjustments.
  Cleaning and inspection of removable    complete
  denture, maxillary D9932
  Cleaning and inspection of removable    complete
  denture, mandibular D9933
  Cleaning and inspection of removable    partial
  denture, maxillary D9934
  Cleaning and inspection of removable    partial
  denture, maxillary D9935

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Localized delivery of antimicrobial agents via
   controlled release vehicle into diseased
          crevicular tissue, per tooth
               CDT 2018, p. 40: D4381

FDA approved subgingival delivery devices
containing antimicrobial medication(s) are
inserted into periodontal pockets to suppress
The pathogenic microbiota. These devises
Slowly release the pharmacological agents so
they can remain at the intended site of
action in a therapeutic concentration for a
sufficient length of time.

      Gingival irrigation – per quadrant
               CDT 2018, p. 40: D4921

   Irrigation of gingival pockets with
   medicinal agent. Not to be used to
   report use of mouth rinses or non-
   invasive chemical debridement.

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Fluoride gel carrier
              CDT 2018, p. 56: D5986

Synonymous terminology: fluoride
  applicator
A prosthesis, which covers the teeth in
either dental arch and is used to apply
topical fluoride in close proximity to tooth
enamel and dentin for several minutes daily.

    Periodontal medicament carrier with
    peripheral seal – laboratory processed
              CDT 2018, p. 56: D5994

A custom fabricated, laboratory processed
carrier that covers the teeth and alveolar
mucosa. Used as a vehicle to deliver
prescribed medicaments for sustained
contact with the gingiva, alveolar mucosa,
and into the periodontal sulcus or pocket.

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Adjunctive General Services
Application of desensitizing medicament
CDT 2018, p. 90: D9910

   Includes in-office treatment for root sensitivity. Typically
   reported on a “per visit” basis for application of topical
   fluoride. This code is not to be used for bases, liners or
   adhesives used under restorations.
Application of desensitizing resin for cervical
and/or root surface, per tooth
CDT 2018, p. 90: D9911
       Typically reported on a “per tooth” basis for
       application of adhesive resins. This code is not to be
       used for bases, liners or adhesives under
       restorations.

             Contact Information:
    Kathy S. Forbes, RDH, BS
    Phone: 253-670-3704
    FAX: 866-669-9308
    Email:
    prodentseminars@gmail.com

Professional Dental Seminars, Inc.
1702 Valley Oak Ct
Castle Rock, CO 80104

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