ADA Standards Program seeks volunteers for new work projects

Proposed standards address oral rinses, fluoride varnishes, more

The ADA Standards Program is seeking volunteers for 15 new work projects on oral rinses, fluoride varnishes and more.

Involvement in ADA standards working groups is open to anyone who would like to contribute their expertise to help develop dental standards. These groups include more than 500 expert volunteers representing dental practitioners, industry, government and academia.

The ADA is an American National Standards Institute-Accredited Standards Developer and has been at the forefront of the development of dental standards since 1926. These standards establish requirements for safe and effective dental products and technologies through a consensus-based process.

Those who are interested in participating in the following projects should contact standards@ada.org. To learn more about the standards program, visit ADA.org/dentalstandards.

• Proposed ANSI/ADA Standard No. 19, Dentistry — Elastomeric Impression and Bite Registration Materials: This document will specify the requirements and their test methods for elastomeric impression and bite registration materials. It will revise and replace ANSI/ADA 19:2022 and be an identical adoption of ISO 4823:2025. “ISO” refers to the International Organization for Standardization.

• Proposed ANSI/ADA Standard No. 57, Dentistry — Endodontic Sealing Materials: This document will specify the classification, requirements and test methods for endodontic sealing materials used in dentistry. It is applicable to materials used for orthograde endodontic sealing and for other endodontic sealing procedures. The document will revise and replace ANSI/ADA 57:2021 and be a modified adoption of ISO 6876:2025.

• Proposed ANSI/ADA Standard No. 73, Dentistry — Endodontic Absorbent Points: This document will specify the requirements and test methods for sterilized absorbent points used in endodontic procedures. Absorbent points are marketed sterilized or nonsterilized. The requirements apply to absorbent points that have been sterilized once in a manner approved by the manufacturer. The document will specify numerical systems and a color-coding system for designating the sizes of absorbent points. It will revise and replace ANSI/ADA 73:2024 and be a modified adoption of ISO 7551:2023.

• Proposed ANSI/ADA Standard No. 114-3, Dentistry — Portable Dental Equipment for Use in Non‐Permanent Healthcare Environment, Part 3: Portable Suction Equipment: This document will specify terminology, classification, requirements and test methods for portable suction equipment primarily intended to be used by dental professionals in nonpermanent healthcare environments, including equipment in portable dental units and free-standing equipment. The document will specify requirements for manufacturer-supplied information on the performance, operation and maintenance of the equipment and for manufacturer instructions on assembling, disassembling and packing the equipment for transport between nonpermanent healthcare environments. It will also specify requirements for portable suction equipment used to provide reduced pressure and flow at the cannula connector. The document will be an identical adoption of ISO 23402-3:2024.

• Proposed ANSI/ADA Standard No. 116, Dentistry — Oral Rinses: This document will specify physical and chemical requirements and test methods for oral rinses. It will also specify requirements for manufacturer instructions as well as for packaging and labeling to enhance international understanding and trade. It will revise and replace ANSI/ADA 116:2020 and be an identical adoption of ISO 16408:2025.

• Proposed ANSI/ADA Standard No. 117, Dentistry — Fluoride Varnishes: This document will specify requirements and test methods for total digestible fluoride content and a minimum soluble fluoride release potential in dental varnishes containing fluoride, intended for use in the oral cavity directly on the outer surfaces of teeth and fillings. It will also specify packaging and labeling requirements, including the instructions for use, and cover fluoride varnishes to be applied by dental healthcare workers. It will revise and replace ANSI/ADA 117:2022 and be an identical adoption of ISO 17730:2025.

• Proposed ANSI/ADA Standard No. 145, Dentistry — Interoperability of CAD/CAM Systems: This document will specify an Extensible Markup Language, or XML, format to facilitate the transfer of dental case data and computer-aided design and manufacturing data between software systems. It will revise and replace ANSI/ADA 145:2024 and be an identical adoption of ISO 18618:2025.

• Proposed ANSI/ADA Standard No. 218, Dentistry — Designation Systems for Teeth and Areas of the Oral Cavity: This document will specify two designator systems: the Universal/National and the International Organization for Standardization systems. Both systems are used to designate areas of the oral cavity and teeth, and the Universal/National System will also include the surfaces of individual teeth. The document will provide a mapping between the two systems where possible. It will revise and replace ANSI/ADA 218:2025 and be a modified adoption of ISO 3950:2016 of the same name.

• Proposed ANSI/ADA Standard No. 225, Dentistry — Sinus Membrane Elevator: This document will specify requirements and their test methods for sinus membrane elevators used during the placement of dental implants for sinus floor lifting. It will also specify the requirements for their marking and labeling. It will be an identical adoption of ISO 19490:2025.

• Proposed ANSI/ADA Standard No. 226, Dentistry — Dental Elevators: This document will specify general requirements and test methods for metallic dental elevators. In addition, it will specify dimensional requirements for specific types of dental elevators, such as Warwick James elevators, Cryer elevators, Coupland elevators, Bein elevators and Flohr elevators. It will be an identical adoption of ISO 15087:2025.

• Proposed ANSI/ADA Standard No. 1107, Dentistry — Orthodontic Imaging Technical Implementation Profile: This document will provide a detailed implementation guide for encoding orthodontic/craniofacial images using health informatics standards such as Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine, or DICOM; Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine, or SNOMED; and Health Level Seven International, or HL7.

• Proposed ANSI/ADA Standard No. 1120-7, Dentistry — Data Content Standard — Part 7: Attachments for Administrative Transactions: This document will define uniform, procedure-specific data content requirements for attachments that support dental administrative transactions. It will aim to reduce administrative burden, improve automation and promote consistency by clearly specifying what information is required, optional or not applicable for attachments based on the procedure(s) under consideration, rather than payer-specific or ad hoc requests. It will define the data content necessary to enable consistent, interoperable exchange between dental providers, payers and intermediaries in accordance with applicable Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act administrative simplification requirements. It will not govern clinical treatment decisions or apply to attachments used outside the defined administrative transactions.

• Proposed ANSI/ADA Standard No. 1122, Dentistry — Mapping Dental Clinical Data to the OMOP Common Data Model: This document will define, implement and validate mappings from structured dental electronic health record elements into the Observational Medical Outcomes Partnership Common Data Model. The work will include vocabulary alignment, ETL (extract, transform, load) specifications and potential cross mappings with HL7’s Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources standard, or FHIR. The work will also include both chart data and 2D and 3D imaging within the existing Observational Medical Outcomes Partnership model while potentially creating an extension for chart-related elements.

• Proposed ANSI/ADA Standard No. 1123, Dentistry — Forensic Documentation for the Reporting by Oral Healthcare Providers of Suspected Human Abuse: This document will define forensic documentation practices for oral healthcare providers when documented evidence meets the jurisdiction’s threshold for mandated reporting of suspected abuse.

• Proposed ANSI/ADA Standard No. 1124, Dentistry — Artificial Intelligence Systems — Requirements for Software Model Fact Labeling: This document will specify requirements for a standardized Model Fact Label, or MFL, for artificial intelligence systems used in dental software. The MFL provides a structured and consistent summary of key information necessary to understand an AI system’s intended use, performance characteristics, limitations and data context. By presenting essential model information in a clear and harmonized disclosure format, this document will support dental professionals and other stakeholders in interpreting AI outputs and applying them appropriately within patient care.