Licences, CE, X-ray checks and indemnity for the whole practice, in one place.
A dental practice tracks two kinds of deadline: credentials held by each clinician, and registrations, inspections and policies held by the practice. ExpiryEdge gives each one a date, a document and an owner. The clinician and the practice manager hear about it at 90, 60, 30 and 7 days, so the renewal and the CE hours are done before the date, not after an inspector finds the gap.
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Clinician credentials and practice obligations on the same dashboard
Licences, CE and BLS tracked per clinician
X-ray, sterilizer and equipment checks tracked per surgery
Reminders to the clinician and the practice manager
Timestamped records for inspections and audits
Quick answer
A dental practice keeps radiation checks, CE or CPD and indemnity renewals under control by giving each one a record with a due date and a named owner, then setting reminders early enough to act. In ExpiryEdge, licences and BLS sit against each clinician. X-ray inspections and sterilizer testing sit against the surgery they belong to. Reminders go out at 90, 60, 30 and 7 days, and a missed date escalates.
What a dental practice keeps current
Dentist and hygienist licences or registrations
Continuing education (CE / CPD) hours per cycle
BLS / CPR certification for clinical staff
X-ray equipment registration and inspection
Sterilizer / autoclave spore testing logs
DEA and state controlled-substance registrations (US)
Malpractice or professional indemnity insurance
OSHA and infection control training
HIPAA privacy and security training
Radiation safety training for staff who take X-rays
Equipment service: compressor, suction, handpieces
Premises lease and service contracts
Who uses it in a dental practice
Practice owners
Carry the licence, the registrations and the liability for the whole practice, and want one list of what is due rather than a desk of renewal letters.
Practice managers
Run the renewal calendar for every clinician and every surgery, and assemble the evidence when an inspector, insurer or payer asks.
Associate dentists and hygienists
Get their own reminders for licence renewal, CE hours and BLS, and upload the new certificate straight to their record.
Compliance and infection control leads
Keep sterilizer testing, radiation checks and infection control training current, with SOP checklists for the recurring routines.
Multi-location dental groups
See every practice on one screen, compare which sites are behind, and standardise renewal cadences across the group.
People, equipment and the practice, each with its own records
Licence, CE and BLS against each dentist and hygienist
Licence renewal cycles and CE requirements are set by each state board or national regulator, and a clinician registered in two jurisdictions has two dates to meet. Hold each credential against the person with the certificate attached. Reminders go to the clinician and the practice manager together, starting 90 days out so CE hours can be completed before the renewal is filed.
One record per licence, per jurisdiction
CE certificates attached to the clinician record
Clinician and practice manager notified together
X-ray inspections and sterilizer testing on a schedule, with the log attached
Radiation equipment inspection intervals and sterilizer monitoring frequencies are set by your state or national authority and by the manufacturer. Record each X-ray unit and autoclave against its surgery and set the recurring check. Attach the report or log every time it's done. For routines like weekly spore testing, an SOP checklist holds the steps and who signs off.
Recurring checks per unit, per surgery
Inspection report or test log on every entry
SOP checklists with steps, owners and progress

The evidence an inspector or insurer asks for, already filed
Every renewal and uploaded document carries a timestamp, and so does every reminder. Say your indemnity provider asks whether Dr. Patel was licensed on 3 March, or an inspector wants to know when Op 2 was last checked. Export the records for that person or surgery as CSV, PDF or XLSX.
Timestamped history of every renewal and reminder
Export by clinician, surgery or practice
Role-based access for each site
What changes for the practice manager
Licence dates in one spreadsheet, BLS cards in a drawer, the X-ray inspection report in an email from last year, and the indemnity renewal on the owner's personal calendar. Nobody knows what is due until something lapses.
Every clinician credential and every surgery check sits on one dashboard with its document. Reminders reach the clinician and the practice manager at 90, 60, 30 and 7 days, and anything overdue escalates to the practice owner.
ExpiryEdge vs a spreadsheet vs a calendar
| ExpiryEdge | Spreadsheet | Calendar | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Credentials tracked per clinician, per jurisdiction | Manual | ||
| Recurring equipment checks with log attached | Partial | ||
| Reminders to clinician and practice manager | Manual | ||
| Escalation to the owner when a date passes | |||
| SOP checklists for sterilization routines | |||
| Roll-up across multiple practices | Manual | ||
| Timestamped audit trail and export |
Give each item its own record with a due date and an owner, and attach it in the right place. CPD and indemnity belong to the clinician; radiation checks belong to the X-ray unit in each surgery. Reminders should start early enough to book an engineer or finish CPD hours, typically 90 days out. ExpiryEdge sends reminders at 90, 60, 30 and 7 days to the owner and the practice manager, and escalates if the date passes. Inspection intervals and CPD requirements vary by country and regulator, so set the dates from your own regulator's rules.
Hold each licence against the clinician, one record per jurisdiction. Store the licence number and issuing board with the expiry date, and attach a copy of the current licence. Attach CE certificates to the clinician record and set a reminder ahead of the end of the CE cycle, so there is time to complete any outstanding hours before the deadline. Reminders go to the clinician and the practice manager together. Licence cycles and CE hour requirements are set by each state board or national regulator and differ between dentists and hygienists, so check the rules with the issuing board.
Create a BLS or CPR record for every clinical team member, dental assistants included, with the card attached and its expiry date. Filter by practice to see who is current and who is about to lapse. Reminders go to the staff member and the practice manager, starting early enough to book a class, because group courses often need weeks of notice. New hires can upload their current card through a link with no login, so the record is in place before their first patient.
Record each prescriber's DEA registration and any state controlled-substance registration as separate items, because they usually renew on different dates and with different authorities. Keep the registration number and certificate on each record with its expiry date. Set the first reminder early enough to cover the renewal itself plus any state registration the DEA renewal depends on. ExpiryEdge reminds the prescriber and the practice manager and escalates if the date passes. It does not file the renewal with the DEA; check current renewal requirements with the DEA and your state authority.
Keep the evidence where the deadline is. A sterilizer log belongs on the sterilizer's record, a BLS card on the hygienist's, each with a timestamp. Use recurring items for routine checks and SOP checklists for the steps behind them, so you can show both that the check was done and who signed it off. When an inspector turns up, filter by practice and export the current status and history to CSV, PDF or XLSX. Nobody has to empty three drawers looking for paper.
Group every clinician and every piece of equipment by practice. Each practice manager sees and manages their own site; group operations sees every practice, filtered by what expires in the next 30, 60 or 90 days. Standard reminder cadences and SOP checklists can be applied across the group, and clinicians who work at several sites keep one record for their personal credentials. When a practice manager leaves, their renewals move to a new owner in one click.
Every clinician credential and surgery check on one list
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