Prepare for NHS Dental Services Portal (NHSDSP): Verify your email address in Compass
Check your email address in Compass is up to date and unique to you by 28 August 2026. We'll use this email to send your registration email for the NHS Dental Services Portal.
If it's incorrect, you may not have immediate access to NHSDSP and your historic Compass data may not transfer across.
Find out how to change or reset your Compass password or memorable word (PDF: 632KB).
To help you get the most from Compass, we’ve produced a range of help, guidance and tutorials for Compass users.
Read the schedule programme.
Adding, removing, or amending clinicians - England only
To add or remove a clinician from your contract, or to amend their estimated earnings, you must:
- Make the change using the ‘Contract Amend’ function on Compass.
- Complete a Compass authorisation form (CAF) and email it to your commissioner.
You should submit a CAF within 7 days of making the changes on Compass.
Compass Authorisation Form - Updated to include DCPs (Excel: 39KB)
Compass user agreement
Make sure you've read, understood and accepted the Compass terms and conditions in the Compass user agreement (PDF: 217KB).