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Deadline extension for year-end declaration submissions
If you hold a GDS or PDS contract, the deadline to submit your year-end declaration has now been extended until 11.59pm on Monday 14 June 2021. This is a firm deadline and there will be no further extension.
You must complete your year-end…
Patient questionnaires in Wales
Patients who have recently visited a dental practice in Wales might be randomly selected to take part in a questionnaire. This is because the Welsh Government and Public Health Wales want to gather feedback from patients about their NHS dental care…
Information for foundation dentists
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NHS Dental Services
NHS Dental Services is part of the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA). We're responsible for processing NHS dental claims and paying NHS dentists. We manage the NHS contracts through a system called Compass…
FP17 and FP17O changes from 1 October 2022
From 1 October 2022, NHS England is introducing changes to the dental contract. These changes are referenced in NHS England’s first stage of Dental Reform letter and affects all NHS dental teams in England.
To support the dental contract changes,…
Friends and family test - England only
The friends and family test (FFT) is an important feedback tool that supports the fundamental principle that people who use NHS services should have the opportunity to provide feedback on their experience.
Primary dental service providers will need…
DCR programme in England up to 31 March 2022
The commitment to reform the current NHS dental contract has been a well-established goal of successive governments.
The Dental Contact Reform (DCR) programme worked with over 100 dental practices to test new ways of providing NHS dental services.…
Business rate reimbursement
If you’re a provider, you can apply for reimbursement of your 2024/25 business rates if you meet the qualifying conditions. You can check if you're eligible on Knowledge Base.
Before submitting your application, you need to review your property…
National Community Dental Service (CDS) Waiting List Collection 2024-25
On behalf of the NHS England and Improvement regional dental commissioning team, the Community Dental Services (CDS) data collection survey will continue with quarterly collections during 2024-25. Collecting this data will:
provide a national…
Update on recent changes to FP17Ws
If you’re a provider in Wales, you’ll know that changes to FP17Ws were introduced from 1 April 2022.
Summary of changes introduced from 1 April 2022
From 1 April 2022, the following changes were introduced on FP17Ws:
some data items were…
Dental Care Professionals hints and tips for making claims
Following the introduction of the changes for Dental Care Professionals (DCPs) to provide courses of dental treatment as Direct Access Clinicians we have noticed significant rejection rate for these claims.
If you have received details for errored…