Taxonomy code 125K00000X
Advanced Practice Dental Therapist taxonomy code: 125K00000X
Dental Providers
About this code
- Code
- 125K00000X
- Grouping
- Dental Providers
- Classification
- Advanced Practice Dental Therapist
- For
- Individuals (NPI-1)
- Code set
- NUCC version 26.1
Definition
An Advanced Practice Dental Therapist is:<br/>(1) A dental therapist who has completed additional training beyond basic dental therapy education and provides dental services in accordance with state advanced practice dental therapist laws or statutes; or<br/>(2) A dental hygienist with a graduate degree in advanced dental therapy prepared for independent and interdependent decision making and direct accountability for clinical judgment across the dental health care continuum.<br/>The individual has been authorized by the relevant state board or a tribal entity to provide services under the remote supervision of a dentist. The functions of the advanced practice dental therapist vary based on the needs of the dentist, the educational preparation of the advanced practice dental therapist and state dental practice acts and regulations.
Providers choose taxonomy code 125K00000X (Advanced Practice Dental Therapist) when they apply for or update their NPI. A provider can list several codes and marks one as primary; the code describes the type of care, not a license or board certification.
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Definition: National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC), Health Care Provider Taxonomy code set, version 26.1, nucc.org.