Application of the international classification of diseases to dentistry and stomatology

Overview

The Application of the International Classijication of Diseases to Dentistry and Stomatology (ICD-DA) is intended to provide a practical and convenient basis for the classification and coding of data by all those working in the field of oral and dental disorders. It is derived directly from the Tenth Revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10), and is concerned with all diseases and conditions that occur in, have manifestations in, or are associated with the oral cavity and adjacent structures.

For the purposes of ICD-DA, most of the classifications provided by ICD-10 have been subdivided and expanded; however, data from ICD-DA can be reassembled into ICD categories by simple addition. It is strongly recommended that ICD-DA be used with ICD-10 available for reference; use of ICD-10 alone is unsuitable for the following reasons:

• a categories for the diseases and conditions of interest to oral health personnel are insufficiently subdivided;
• a the diseases and conditions are scattered throughout the large volume, which makes its use in oral health facilities both awkward and timeconsuming.