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Cracking the Codes: Better Utilize ADA CDT Codes to Improve Outcomes

with LeaAnne Haney, RDH, CPHDH & Christa Keddie, RDH, BSDH, CPHDH

Course Description:

The American Dental Association’s (ADA) Codes on Dental Procedures and Nomenclature, better known as the CDT (Current Dental Terminology) Codes, were designed to establish standardized codes and descriptions to report dental procedures.  These codes are a HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) national standard for electronic claims transactions. There are over 75 ADA CDT codes that can be performed at the dental hygiene visit. Learn strategies and guidance for proper application of the current and upcoming 2025 ADA CDT dental codes.  During this course, case scenarios will be explored with clinical documentation examples and how to apply the codes when making a dental hygiene treatment plan for your patients. 

Course Objectives

1.  Understand current and new ADA CDT Codes that can be utilized at a preventive care visit.  
2.  Apply the correct ADA CDT codes to dental benefit carriers to reduce errors, prevent costly mistakes and improve efficient reimbursement.

Meet Your Presenters

LeaAnne Haney, RDH, CPHDH

LeaAnne graduated from NH Technical Institute with her dental hygiene degree in 1980.  She was appointed to the NH Board of Dental Examiners in 1993.  She served a 5-year term, and was then appointed as the NH Dental Board Investigator until April 2017.  She has been a member of the Commission on Dental Competency Assessments for 35 years, assisting in dental and dental hygiene clinical board exams.  LeaAnne has worked for Northeast Delta Dental for the last eight years as an Oral Health and Wellness Solutions Specialist and most recently received her certificate as a Community Dental Health Coordinator. She is a strong advocate for community oral health and has served as a board member for the NH Oral Health Coalition for the last 8 years. She has presented on dental ethics, HIPPA, CDC and OSHA compliance, risk assessments, nutritional counseling, ADA-CDT coding and documentation and dental regulatory issues.

Christa Keddie, RDH, BSDH, CPHDH

Christa graduated from Mount Ida College in Newton, MA with her dental hygiene degree in 2009, then received her Bachelor’s Degree in Dental Hygiene with a concentration in education in May 2015.  In 2018, Christa received her certification in public health dental hygiene in New Hampshire.

Christa worked in a private practice before joining Northeast Delta Dental in 2016 as an Oral Health and Wellness Solutions Specialist. On behalf of Northeast Delta Dental, she creates and engages dental offices with educational trainings on preventive services and the value of a risk assessment.  Christa continues to practice clinical dental hygiene in a New Hampshire public health setting, and lectures to dental hygiene associations and dental hygiene schools on various oral health and prevention topics.