Full Name
Ms Kathy Forbes RDH, BS FADHA
Job Title
RDH, BS, FADHA
Company
Professional Dental Seminars, Inc.
Speaker Bio
Kathy has been a dental hygienist, educator, speaker, author, consultant, seminar, and study club leader for over 40 years. She speaks frequently about the correct classification, documentation, treatment planning, and CDT procedure code selection for patients receiving dental hygiene treatment. In addition, she holds a license with the ADA for Current Dental Terminology© which allows her to provide the most up-to-date understanding of current procedure codes.
She has authored articles for RDH Magazine, Dentistry Today, and other publications specifically addressing dental hygiene treatment planning and correct CDT procedure code selection. Her national engagements include presentations to the American Dental Association, ADHA Center for Lifelong Learning, RDH Under One Roof, and the Pacific Northwest Dental Conference.
Kathy’s most recent honors include being selected as a recipient of the 2023 Sunstar RDH Achievement of Distinction in the category of Entrepreneurship and being selected as a member of the inaugural class of Fellows for the American Dental Hygienists’ Association.
She currently serves as a Director for the DentalCodeology™ Consortium, reviewing and developing procedure codes relevant to dental hygiene practice and providing testimony to the Code Maintenance Committee of the American Dental Association each year.
She has authored articles for RDH Magazine, Dentistry Today, and other publications specifically addressing dental hygiene treatment planning and correct CDT procedure code selection. Her national engagements include presentations to the American Dental Association, ADHA Center for Lifelong Learning, RDH Under One Roof, and the Pacific Northwest Dental Conference.
Kathy’s most recent honors include being selected as a recipient of the 2023 Sunstar RDH Achievement of Distinction in the category of Entrepreneurship and being selected as a member of the inaugural class of Fellows for the American Dental Hygienists’ Association.
She currently serves as a Director for the DentalCodeology™ Consortium, reviewing and developing procedure codes relevant to dental hygiene practice and providing testimony to the Code Maintenance Committee of the American Dental Association each year.
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