AHPRA & Regulatory Compliance Checklist 2026 (CL6)

A complete annual compliance tracker for Australian dental practices — covering every AHPRA registration, professional indemnity insurance, practice-level licence, and regulatory obligation in one document. Aligned with the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law Act 2009, the Dental Board of Australia, state radiation safety authorities, and the Fair Work Act 2009. Part of the Resolve Dental Consultancy Practice Compliance Checklist Pack series.

Working without a current AHPRA registration is a criminal offence. A proactive Practice Manager keeps every expiry date on a calendar and chases renewals 6 weeks ahead. One phone call prevents a crisis.

✔ Fully editable Microsoft Word format
✔ 5 pages — complete registrations, insurances and licences tracker
✔ Aligned with Health Practitioner Regulation National Law Act 2009
✔ 2026-compliant
✔ Instant digital download
✔ Single-practice licence

What's Included:

Section 1 — AHPRA Registrations Register (All Clinical Staff)
A structured register for every clinical team member — columns for staff name, role, AHPRA registration number, registration type, expiry date, renewal status, and any conditions or notations. Includes a legal reminder that dentist registrations renew 30 November each year, and a note that any conditions on a registration must be managed in accordance with Dental Board of Australia requirements. Includes the AHPRA verification URL for quick online checks.

Section 2 — Professional Indemnity Insurance Register (All Clinical Staff)
A register for every clinician's professional indemnity insurance — columns for clinician name, insurer, policy number, coverage amount, and expiry date.

Section 3 — Practice-Level Licences, Registrations & Insurances (15 items)
A comprehensive checklist of every practice-level obligation with date completed, due date, and notes/evidence columns:
1. Radiation Use Licence — state/territory radiation safety authority registration current and displayed
2. X-ray equipment radiation safety survey — within required period (state-specific, typically every 5 years)
3. Lead apron fluoroscopic integrity check — required every 2 years
4. Public liability insurance — current and adequate
5. Workers compensation insurance — current, covers all employees including casuals
6. Business interruption insurance — current
7. Cyber liability insurance — current (recommended under NDB Scheme)
8. Practice management software licence — current, correct subscription tier
9. HICAPS terminal agreement — current, correct bank account linked
10. Medicare provider numbers — all treating clinicians hold current provider numbers
11. Medicare CDBS — practice enrolled correctly for eligible children aged 2–17
12. ABN — correct ABN on all invoices and HICAPS records
13. Annual CPR and emergency training — all clinical staff certified within 12 months
14. Infection control training — all clinical staff completed within 12 months
15. Manual handling training — all staff completed within 2 years

Section 4 — Staff CPD & Training Register
A clean register for recording all staff training and CPD — columns for staff name, training type, date completed, certificate expiry, and filing location.

Annual Sign-Off
Space for the completing team member's name, signature, position, and date.