Lesson 6.4 · 5 min

The deadlines at a glance

Open in the coursewith narrated slides, a checklist to tick off and a quiz

At a glance

What already applies. The hygiene regulation since May 2025, the amalgam ban, the free first copy, the amended device operators regulation.
Two dates. From 1 January, electronic fee notes. From 1 September, the implant register for every new dental implant.
The last chamber evaluation. The evaluation running under the QSV must be finished by 31 December 2027.
Three dates. 1 January, the BIQG and diagnosis data; 1 May, reprocessing and the class B steriliser; 31 May, the first data transmission.
The repeating deadlines. X-ray inspection at least every four years, four hours' training in five years, the electrical installation as a rule every five years, RCDs per the manufacturer, otherwise six-monthly.

In detail

What already applies

Since	What
1 January 2025	amalgam only for specific medical needs; the exception until 30 June 2026 has expired	Art. 10(2a) Reg. (EU) 2017/852
1 May 2025	the 2025 hygiene regulation; the QSV hygiene criterion updated	§ 24 HygV
1 July 2026	new version of the self-evaluation duty; GQG amendments in force, applicable from 2028	§ 90(19) ZÄG § 11(4) GQG
30 July 2026	first copy of the records free of charge	§ 19(2) ZÄG
1 September 2026	amended MPBV: UDI in the inventory, new labelling after the safety check, implant register for class IIb and III with a transition period	§ 13(2) MPBV

What is coming

By or from	What
from 1 January 2027	paid fee notes for treatments that attract a refund, reimbursement or subsidy: sent electronically to the insurer, with consent	§ 32b(2) ASVG
from 1 September 2027	every newly placed dental implant (class IIb) into the implant register, kept 30 years	§ 12(10) MPBV
by 31 December 2027	finish the evaluation running under the ÖZÄK-QSV 2022	§ 90(15) ZÄG
from 1 January 2028	evaluation and inspection by the BIQG; the criteria regulation, if issued; obstruction up to €5,000, or €7,000 if repeated	§§ 8a, 9b, 10, 11 GQG
from 1 January 2028	insurer-contract practices: diagnoses and social security number with billing	§ 19(7) ZÄG
by 1 May 2028	cleaning and disinfection by intended use, class B steriliser	§ 24(3) HygV
by 31 May 2028	first data transmission, for the first quarter of 2028	§ 19(7) ZÄG

What recurs

How often	What
every five years	evaluation: until the end of 2027 the self-evaluation under the QSV, at the rhythm the Dental Chamber states; from 2028 by the BIQG, unless the regulation sets a shorter interval	§ 8a(1) GQG
at least every four years	official inspection of the X-ray unit	§ 61(1) StrSchG 2020
four hours in five years	radiation protection refresher for everyone who takes X-rays or helps with them	§ 9(3) MedStrSchV
at set intervals	constancy check on the X-ray unit; the regulation itself sets no interval (lesson 5.2)	§ 18(2) MedStrSchV
manufacturer's interval, otherwise as a rule 6 to 36 months	safety check of active non-implantable medical devices; without a manufacturer's interval a qualified person sets it, 6 to 24 months for Annex 1 devices	§ 6(3), (5) MPBV
as a rule at most every five years	inspection of the electrical installation by a qualified electrician, for employers; exceptions in lesson 4.3	§ 9 ESV
manufacturer's interval, otherwise at least every six months	RCD test button, for employers	§ 7(3) ESV

How long to keep things

Record	Period
treatment records	at least 10 years	§ 19(3) ZÄG
X-ray records (diagnostics)	at least 10 years	§ 14(4) MedStrSchV
X-ray acceptance and partial acceptance tests	the unit's whole working life, at least 10 years	§ 18(4) MedStrSchV
X-ray constancy checks	until the next-but-one official inspection, at least 3 years	§ 18(4) MedStrSchV
hygiene records, waste records and consignment notes	7 years	§ 6(3) HygV § 17(5) AWG 2002
medical device check reports; device file after decommissioning	at least 5 years	§ 6(8) MPBV § 8(3) MPBV
implant register	30 years after the implantation	§ 10(4) MPBV

Checklist

All the dates in this lesson are in our practice calendar.
For every recurring check we know the date of the last one and the next.
Our filing allows for the retention periods.
By 1 May 2028 reprocessing has been changed over, if needed.
Before 2028 we check whether the minister's criteria regulation has appeared.

Quiz

Which of these deadlines comes first?

Class B steriliser (1 May 2028)
First diagnosis data (31 May 2028)
End of the running chamber evaluation (31 December 2027)
Electronic fee notes (1 January 2027)

Show the answer

The answer is D: Electronic fee notes (1 January 2027). Electronic transmission of paid fee notes applies from 1 January 2027 (§ 32b(2) ASVG). Then come 31 December 2027, 1 May 2028 and 31 May 2028.

Sources

This lesson's statements rest on:

Not legal advice. What counts is the acts and regulations in the Federal Legal Information System and the Austrian Dental Chamber's regulations (read on 7 October 2026). The health minister's regulation with the criteria from 2028 (§ 9b(2) GQG) had not been issued on that day. Not covered are insurer contracts, billing, data protection in detail and the employer's duties under the Worker Protection Act in detail; there is a separate course on those at aschg.globalapps.top. Not an offer of the Austrian Dental Chamber, a regional dental chamber, the BIQG or the Chamber of Commerce.