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The Dental Exemption Checking Service has identified a number of patients aged 60 and over who are incorrectly claiming free NHS dental treatment. This is due to confusion around benefits entitlement, specifically Pension Credit. This currently only…

The calculations to award additional UDAs will be based on the Clinical Data Set (CDS) items entered on the FP17. It is therefore important that this is fully completed. For claims with Date of Acceptance on or after Friday 25 November 2022,…

On FP17Os, ‘Orthodontic assessment and de-bond – Overseas patient' is being introduced as a new item. This item must only be used if the: date of assessment is 1 October 2022 or later IOTN score is present or IOTN not applicable is selected…

The Dental Assurance Framework General Provider Reports (DAFGPR) are now available, following a pause due to COVID-19. To access the report, log in to Compass and:  select view published reports under report type enter DAFGPR change the year…

The NHSBSA carried out an analysis of FP17 submissions relating to Band 3 Inlay treatment delivered in the 2017/18 financial year and identified an unusual distribution of Inlay claiming nationally. The majority of contracts submit few or no Band 3…

The Welsh Government continues to encourage you to claim business rates reimbursements appropriate to your circumstances. You can make a claim for a reimbursement based on your: liability to pay business rates, including the appropriate…

Microsoft is withdrawing support for Internet Explorer (IE) from Wednesday 15 June 2022. As a result, we will no longer support IE in Compass.  Compass supports the latest versions of Edge, Chrome and Firefox. Safari is also supported on Mac…

Foundation dentists are advised to submit travel and substance claims throughout each month, as early as possible before the deadline. The NHSBSA receives an influx in submissions on the last day of the cutoff. Submitting your claim early will help…

Changes are being made to the NHS dental contracts operating in both England and Wales. These are being introduced to address the challenges associated with delivering care to higher needs patients and making it easier for patients to access NHS…

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…