2020-10-07 Dentistry Clinical Reference Group Meeting

Attendance and regrets

Editor's Report

1. Update on General Dentistry and Odontogram Ref sets
2. Update on groupers for body structure/tooth representation development
3. Latest developments in SNOMED International of interest to dentistry community
4. Introduction of new SNOMED editor

Periodontal classification system status/update

1. Current status of being able to use this system within SNOMED
2. Completed Periodontal disease segment of the classification system (completed 2 meetings ago).  Spreadsheet of SIRS requests attached. Questions, Concerns?
3. Current progress relative to gingival diseases spreadsheet to follow later today).  (“Tiered”- i.e. parent, child, etc. attached.
4. Next steps
1. Implant related periodontal issues
2. Other periodontal issues within the classification system

Finalization of Oral Health Status concepts

1. Any questions, additions or concerns.
2. Completed and in the process of having a few concepts discussed at our last two meetings reviewed by editors through the submission process.

1. 2021 Work Plan

1. Discuss priorities and what we wish to accomplish during our upcoming year.  This information provides SNOMED with better information relative to priorities within plus at least an estimate of editorial time that might be needed.
1. Completion of periodontal classification, assuming all clearances top use are received.
2. Review and development of procedures per requests form Malaysia and UK.
3. Review, development and relationships of substances to procedures per comments from Benoit Soucy at our previous meeting.  Creating proper substances and hierarchies relate directly to several dental procedures. (i.e. zirconium crowns)
4. Dental anatomical review of issues brought forward by Jorn Andre over the past year. 
5. Additions/changes to general dentistry and odontogram ref sets. 
6. Do we need to propose other ref sets?
7. vii.Other items people wish to add

Discussion

Prioritize the above and possibly (if time permits) identify a few of the issues under each area that can better align us towards best possible approaches to revise dental content.

Discussion

Any Other business

Next meeting, Wednesday December 2 at 14:30 UTC

Do we need to alter our every other month meeting schedule or the time of our meetings discussion.