# Regulatory signal

**Regulatory signal:** A regulatory signal is a dental transition signal drawn from state licensing records: license status changes and board actions for the dentists at a practice.

A regulatory signal is a dental transition signal drawn from state licensing records: license status changes and board actions for the dentists at a practice.

Licensing records are public in every state, but their format and update timing vary. A regulatory signal is confirmed against a second source before it counts.

Source: DDSIntel glossary, https://ddsintel.com/glossary/regulatory-signal

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