The submission of a participating dentist’s full fees for the purpose of establishing, in advance, that dentist’s full fees and the fees in a geographic area to determine benefits under a dental benefit program.
A listing of dental procedure codes and their descriptive terms published by the American Dental Association (ADA) used for recording dental services on the patient record as well as for reporting dental services and procedures to dental benefit plans. The Code is printed in a manual titled Current Dental Terminology (CDT).