Dental Abbreviations, Symbols, and Acronyms

Abbreviations, acronyms and symbols are often used in dental charting or in dental publications as a convenience. The ADA Council on Dental Practice (CDP) maintains this listing of dental abbreviations, symbols and acronyms in an effort to give uniformity for authors, educators, practitioners, oral health care students and others who may have a need to use or know common dental and dental-related abbreviations, symbols and acronyms.