SNOMED CT – what general dental practitioners need to know

Ian Bergin is Digital Project Manager at the Office of the Chief Dental Officer for England. Here the benefits of the SNOMED CT are introduced and explained.
SNOMED CT (Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine - Clinical Terms) is coming to dentistry. It applies across the health and social care system and describes diagnosis, treatment received and planned. Its implementation is mandated by law (Section 250 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012, issued on 2 November 2016). The Department of Health and Social Care states that will be implemented in England SNOMED CT as of April 2020.
- Sharing information across different health and care settings using a common vocabulary
- Comprehensive coverage and greater depth of detail and content, including diagnosis and procedures, symptoms, family history, allergies, assessment tools, observations, devices
- Supporting clinical decision making
- Facilitating analysis to support more extensive and rigorous epidemiological research
- Reducing risk of misinterpretations of the record in different care settings.
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