Regular bulletins are created to provide useful updates for dental commissioners and providers and performers.
Bulletins will be emailed to all relevant recipients using the email address held in Compass. Make sure these details are kept up to date.
The 6 most recent bulletins are available:
December 2024
Dentist Bulletin - England
Articles include:
- NHS Dental Services Christmas opening hours
- Post ARR
- Dental practices to confirm NHS website information
>Read the December Dentist Bulletin for England online.
Dentist Bulletin - Wales
Articles include:
- NHS Dental Services Christmas opening hours
- Reminder: Post ARR available
- NHS Number update
- Information for Dental Care Professional Clinicians (Wales)
- Clinical Data Set
- Clinical Data Set (CDS) and the reporting of “Other Treatment”
- Dealing with activity forms (FP17Ws) that have failed validation in Compass
November 2024
Dentist Bulletin - England
Articles include:
- Compass downtime
- Update for commissioners on implementation sensory checks in special educational settings
- Post ARR
- Orthodontic DAF and completions exercise
- Action required for dental performers - NI number in Compass
- Reminder - Foundation Dentists who have completed training
- Travel and subsistence claims ending
- Dental practices to confirm NHS website information
>Read the November Dentist Bulletin for England online.
Dentist Bulletin - Wales
Articles include:
- Compass downtime
- ARR available 13 November
- Reminder: Your NI number in Compass
October 2024
Dentist Bulletin - England
Articles include:
- Action required for dental performers - NI number in Compass
- Reminder - Foundation Dentists who have completed training
- Travel and subsistence claims ending
- NHS Dental Services project to replace Compass - have your say
- Dental practices to confirm NHS website information
>Read the October Dentist Bulletin for England online.
Dentist Bulletin - Wales
Articles include:
- Action required for dental performers - NI number in Compass
- NHS Dental Services project to replace Compass – have your say
September 2024
Dentist Bulletin - England
Articles include:
- NHS Dental Services project to replace Compass - have your say
- Monthly statements
- Orthodontic providers to submit PAR scores by Monday 30 September
- Foundation dentists completing training
- Travel and subsistence claims for longitudinal foundation dentists
- Free live webinar - supply and administration of medicines by dental hygienists and dental therapists
- Dental practices to confirm NHS website information
>Read the September Dentist Bulletin for England online.
Dentist Bulletin - Wales
Articles include:
- NHS Dental Services project to replace Compass - have your say
- Monthly statements
- 150,000 patient questionnaires issued
August 2024
Dentist Bulletin - England
Articles include:
- SD86C available
- Deadline approaching for providers to submit KO41b annual complaints data
- Compass replacement system - support needed
- Foundation dentists completing their training
- PAR score
- Self-audit templates available
- Dental practices to confirm NHS website information
>Read the August Dentist Bulletin for England online.
Dentist Bulletin - Wales
Articles include:
- View your Annual Pensionable Earnings and Contribution Statement (SD86C) in Compass
- Compass replacement system - support needed
July 2024
Dentist Bulletin - England
Articles include:
- Urgent reminder to complete Annual reconciliation Report
- Orthodontic providers to submit PAR scores by Monday 30 September
- Dental practices to confirm NHS website information
- My NHS Pension
- Schedule programme 2024-25
>Read the July Dentist Bulletin for England online.
Dentist Bulletin - Wales
Articles include:
- Urgent reminder to complete your Annual Reconciliation Report
- My NHS Pension
- Schedule programme 2024-25
If you have questions or require any further help, you can use 'Ask Us' for Compass help and guidance articles or contact us.