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NHS England Dental workforce data collection
NHS England has published an update on the national dental workforce collection which includes updated guidance.
We will be collecting this information on behalf of NHS England via Compass. Based on feedback from the profession, there have been…
Bulletins - providers and performers
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…
Patient exemption checking: a guide for dental teams in England
From 1 September 2021, the temporary signature suspension has been lifted. Patients, or their representatives, will again be required to sign the reverse of NHS prescription, dental and eye care forms, or tokens for prescriptions presented at the…
Contact NHS Dental Services
You can contact us Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm:
Online: using our online form
Telephone: 0300 330 1348
Email address: nhsbsa.dentalservices@nhsbsa.nhs.uk
If you choose to contact us by email, include your:
reference number, if you have one…
Recording patients' NHS numbers in England
As we move towards a population health and care system, it is important that dental practices ask new and existing patients for their NHS number. While this information will not affect the FP17 submission, NHS numbers help to identify patients…
Promoting the more effective use of skill mix
As outlined in NHS England’s first stage of Dental Reform letter, dental therapists and others operating within their scope of practice and competence can open courses of treatment.
To support you with this, the FP17 has fields to record your…
Dental Contract Reform in Wales
The Welsh Government has acknowledged the current contractual system needs reform. Units of Dental Activity (UDA) as a sole measure of contract performance, focusing on treatment activity only, does not encourage needs-led care, prevention, or make…
Submit your year-end declaration - GDS and PDS contracts
As you'll know from NHS England and NHS Improvement's Issue 7, preparedness letter for primary dental care, it is a mandatory requirement for GDS and PDS contracts to submit a year-end declaration for 2020-21.
Your year-end declaration eForm letter…
Upgrade your web browser by 31 May to maintain access to Compass and WebEDI
To maintain access to Compass and WebEDI, you might need to upgrade your web browser by Monday 31 May 2021.
Compass and WebEDI are compatible with the following browser versions (v) or later:
Chrome v31
Edge v12
Firefox v27…
NHS Business Services Authority email addresses are changing
The email addresses you use to contact the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) will be changing from nhs.net to nhsbsa.nhs.uk. The migration process and all new emails are secure.
Your NHS Dental Services contacts at the NHSBSA will be in…