Conselho Regional De Odontologia Do Ceara

What Conselho Regional De Odontologia Do Ceara does

Conselho Regional de Odontologia do Ceará (CRO-CE) is a Federal Autarchy (autarquia federal) established by Federal Law 4.324 of April 14, 1964 and installed in 1967, operating as the regional regulatory body for dental professional practice in the state of Ceará, Brazil. Headquartered in Fortaleza at Rua Gonçalves Lêdo, 1655, Joaquim Távora, the organization operates under the supervision of the Conselho Federal de Odontologia (CFO) and exercises exclusive normative, consultative, and fiscalizing authority over dental surgeons, dental technicians, oral health assistants, dental prosthesis technicians, dental clinics, and dental laboratories throughout the state. CRO-CE serves a base of more than 9,000 registered professionals and legal entities across primary segments that include dental surgeons, technical and auxiliary dental personnel, dental clinics and laboratories, and municipal and state health departments.

The organization's service portfolio is centered on a web-based online services platform (Serviços Online CRO-CE) hosted at cro-ce.implanta.net.br, providing payments, professional registration management, certificates, complaints filing, and fiscalization services. Additional digital products include the E-SIC transparency portal (per Lei de Acesso à Informação 12.527/2011), E-OUV electronic ombudsman, online appointment scheduling, the CFO ID digital wallet for professional identification, and Prescrição Eletrônica for electronic prescriptions. Service delivery is supported by three physical locations: the Fortaleza headquarters (09:00-18:00 weekdays) plus two regional delegate offices in Juazeiro do Norte (Cariri region, serving ~24 municipalities) and Sobral (Norte region, serving ~37 municipalities). The organization operates ~27 employees and reaches members through WhatsApp virtual attendance, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and the institutional Revista CRO-CE publication.

CRO-CE's revenue model is anchored on recurring annual fees (anuidades) charged to registered professionals and legal entities, supplemented by one-time registration, certification, and specialty recognition fees, plus periodic debt recovery campaigns such as the REFIS 2026 program (Resolution CFO 288/2026) offering 100% reduction of late charges with installment plans up to 10x via credit card. Fee levels are established by the Federal Council of Dentistry (CFO). The organization maintains an active fiscalization program — exemplified by a 196-inspection operation across 15 Cariri municipalities in April 2026 — and pursues legal actions enforcing Federal Law 3.999/61 salary and workload standards for dental surgeons (214 actions filed to date, with TRF5 rulings secured against municipalities in 2026). Current leadership is headed by President Gládyo Gonçalves Vidal for the 2026/2027 biennium.

Name

Conselho Regional De Odontologia Do Ceara

Legal name

Conselho Regional de Odontologia do Ceará

Website

https://cro-ce.org.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1967

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Conselho Regional de Odontologia do Ceará (CRO-CE) is a federal autarchy that regulates and fiscalizes dental professionals, clinics, and laboratories across the state of Ceará, Brazil, serving over 9,000 registered members via digital portals, two regional offices, and ethics enforcement activities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Fortaleza

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Annual Fees (Anuidades): Annual membership fees charged to registered dental professionals including dental surgeons, dental technicians, oral health assistants, and dental prosthesis technicians. Fees are also charged to legal entities such as dental clinics and laboratories.
2. Registration and Certification Fees: One-time fees for initial professional and business registration, plus fees for issuing certificates, professional IDs, and specialty certifications.
3. REFIS Debt Regularization Program: Special debt recovery program allowing professionals to settle outstanding annual fees and fines with reduced penalties, including 100% reduction of late charges, interest, fines, and monetary correction under Resolution CFO 288/2026.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

CRO-CE is a federal regulatory autarchy that registers, licenses, and supervises dental professionals (dental surgeons, dental technicians, oral health auxiliaries, and dental prosthesis technicians) and dental clinics/laboratories operating in the state of Ceará, Brazil. It enforces professional ethics, conducts fiscalization inspections, issues specialty certifications, and provides online services including payments, professional registration, complaints handling, and digital identity credentials. The organization is funded primarily through annual membership fees (anuidades) and registration/certification fees paid by its registered members.

Product overview

Conselho Regional de Odontologia do Ceará (CRO-CE) is a federal regulatory body (autarquia federal) established by Lei nº 4.324/64 that operates not as a technology product company but as a governmental entity providing public services to dental professionals. Its portfolio consists of regulatory and administrative services including professional registration management, ethics supervision, online service portals, digital identity (CFO ID), electronic prescription systems, transparency platforms, complaint handling systems, and digital publications. The services are built around a core online services platform that integrates with national CFO systems and provides localized access to dental professionals in Ceará.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Professional Registration Services (Inscrição - Pessoa Física e Jurídica) Registration and licensing of individual dental professionals (Pessoa Física) including dental surgeons, dental prosthesis technicians, oral health technicians, oral health auxiliaries, and dental prosthesis auxiliaries, as well as legal entities (Pessoa Jurídica) such as dental clinics, laboratories, and dental product companies, required to legally practice dentistry in Ceará.
• Serviços Online (Online Services Portal) Web-based self-service platform enabling dental professionals and entities in Ceará to make payments, access professional registration management, request certificates, file complaints, and access fiscalization services online.
• Revista CRO-CE (CRO-CE Magazine) Official publication of CRO-CE distributing scientific content, institutional news, regulatory updates, and professional development resources to dental professionals registered in Ceará.
• Fiscalização (Inspection and Compliance Enforcement) On-site inspection of dental clinics, laboratories, and professional practices to enforce compliance with ethics codes, identify unregistered practice, and ensure sanitary and regulatory adherence across the state of Ceará.
• Legal Support for Professional Rights (Defesa de Direitos Profissionais) Legal actions filed by CRO-CE's Juridical sector to enforce minimum salary standards and workload limits for dental surgeons under Federal Law 3.999/1961, including actions against municipalities failing to comply with the law.
• E-OUV (Electronic Ombudsman) Electronic ombudsman system allowing citizens and dental professionals to file complaints, suggestions, and feedback to the council through an online portal.
• E-SIC (Electronic Citizen Information Service) Electronic citizen information service providing public access to institutional information under Brazil's Freedom of Information Act (Lei de Acesso à Informação), enabling transparency requests and responses.
• Consultar Profissional (Professional Lookup) Public-facing professional lookup service allowing verification of the registration status and credentials of dental professionals registered in Ceará.
• REFIS - Campanhas de Pagamento (Debt Regularization Program) Debt recovery program allowing dental professionals and entities to settle outstanding annual fees and fines with reduced penalties, including 100% reduction of late charges, interest, fines, and monetary correction under Resolution CFO 288/2026.

Quantifiable outcome

• 214 legal actions filed defending professional salary standards since 2019
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Peers

• Conselho Regional de Odontologia de Minas Gerais (CRO-MG): Regional dental council for Minas Gerais performing the same licensing, fiscalization, and ethics functions as CRO-CE, providing a state-level benchmark for fee revenue, inspection operations, and digital service delivery.

Direct peers

• Conselho Federal de Odontologia (CFO): Federal-level counterpart and direct parent organization of CRO-CE. Sets nationwide dental regulation standards, fee schedules, and centralized digital services (CFO ID, electronic prescription) that CRO-CE and the other 26 regional CROs operationalize.
• Conselho Regional de Farmácia do Estado do Ceará (CRF-CE): Regional professional council for pharmacists in Ceará. Performs identical licensing, ethics, and fiscalization functions for a parallel healthcare profession, providing a useful structural benchmark for CRO-CE operations.
• Conselho Regional de Odontologia de São Paulo (CRO-SP): Largest Brazilian regional dental council. Directly comparable function (regional dental professional licensing, ethics, fiscalization) but operates at much greater scale in São Paulo state.
• Conselho Regional de Odontologia do Rio de Janeiro (CRO-RJ): Regional dental council for Rio de Janeiro state. Same statutory mandate under Lei 4.324/64, same revenue model (anuidades, registration fees, fiscalization), differing only by geography.
• Conselho Regional de Engenharia e Agronomia do Ceará (CREA-CE): Regional professional council for engineers and agronomists in Ceará. Same federal autarchy structure, same state-level mandate under Lei 5.194/66, comparable revenue model and digital service portfolio.
• Conselho Regional de Medicina do Estado do Ceará (CREMEC): Analogous regional professional council for medical doctors in Ceará. Identical governance structure (federal autarchy under federal law), identical revenue model (annual fees, ethics enforcement), and identical geographic scope, making it a near-perfect functional peer.
• Conselho Regional de Medicina Veterinária do Estado do Ceará (CRMV-CE): Regional veterinary medicine council in Ceará. Performs equivalent professional licensing, ethics enforcement, and inspection duties for veterinarians under a parallel federal legal framework.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@cro-ce
• Facebookfacebook.com/croceara
• Instagraminstagram.com/croceara
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/conselho-regional-de-odontologia-do-ceara

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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