Is the Dental Logbook available now?
No. It is in development. We are inviting dental offices to a free pilot, and pilot offices will be the first to use it.
Does it store patient information?
It is designed to store no patient information. It records sterilization and safety checks: machines, loads, tests and equipment. Nothing about patients.
Will it guarantee we pass an inspection?
No. No software can guarantee an inspection result. The Dental Logbook is being built around CDC, OSHA and EPA guidance and Ontario’s RCDSO standards, and every requirement will cite its source. Your regulator, your auditor and your infection-control program decide what your office must do.
What happens when a spore test fails?
Planned: the logbook starts a guided retest, quarantine and recall checklist. Each step is recorded as it happens, so the record is complete when someone asks for it.
How long are records kept?
Planned: records are kept at least 10 years. Corrections are added as new entries, so nothing is overwritten and the history stays honest.
Will this change how we work?
It starts from the records your office keeps now and the requirements you already follow. The point is to record them properly and find them quickly, not to add new work.
Which offices is it for?
Dental office managers and the staff who run the sterilizers, in the United States first, then Canada starting with Ontario. Elsewhere? Write to us and we will tell you when we are there.