Dentistry Clinical Reference Group

Welcome to the Dentistry Clinical Reference Group space

The dentistry clinical reference group is a derivative of the former dentistry special interest group and is, at this time, serving as the primary source of clinical information and recommendations for dentistry into SNOMED. Historically, the group has served for all of dentistry and continues to do so if and until there is a desire or need of more specific content recommendation and evalution, likely along the lines of recognized dental specialties.

Members of the Clinical Resource Group represent the payer community in the United States of America, dental associations throughout the western world, general dentists, academicians and periodic input from specialty organizations. The Dental CRG encourages any interested parties to begin participation in the dentistry group. Ideas, expert knowledge, and skill sets from all areas of dental practice and supporting the entire dental delivery system is sought out and encouraged. Increased involvement of member countries not currently involved would be very helpful to increase international understanding and utility.

The CRG is currently involved in developing some key reference sets to assist in developing visualizations and for interoperability. Additionally, the group feels a strong need to evaluate the current available dental terms and work to make them more accurate, with proper structure to most effectively work within the SNOMED hierarchies.

Please click here to read the ways of working for Clinical Reference Groups

Group membership

For details of group members click here

Dentistry CRG Leads - Mark Jurkovich and Jorn Jorgensen

For further information, please contact info@snomed.org

Additional information sources

Details of terminologies and classifications in use within dentistry click here

Archived documentation

Access to the Confluence site for the Dentistry SIG can be found:

Archive - Special Interest Groups (SIGs) and Health Professions Coordination Group (HPCG)

Meeting Schedule

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Web conferencing details

For details on available options for web conferencing using Zoom click here

The Dentistry Group has a dedicated Zoom account https://snomed.zoom.us/my/dentistrycrg

The link provides a Zoom discussion forum, which doesn't require a chair/lead person, but provides access to a discussion space. All the functionality is still available, video, scene share. The only limitation is that currently it is not possible to record the calls. If this is required, please contact a member of the SNOMED International staff.

Participate

We welcome participation from anyone interested in ensuring that SNOMED CT supports the clinical requirements for electronic documentation and communication of patient care in any setting, focused on dentistry.

Access to this page, and the discussions page is provided without a requirement for a username and password. To access all other areas of this site you must be logged into Confluence.

If you wish to participate in discussions you must be logged onto Confluence with your username and password.

If you do not have a Confluence account click here

For the ways of working for all Clinical Reference Groups click here

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