Dental activity processing

NHS Dental Services check all FP17s to make sure the information included is valid. If FP17s have missing or invalid information they may not be accepted.

All claims failing our validation checks will see an ‘error code’ or ‘comment code’ returned to explain why. It's important to correct any FP17s that do not pass validation to make sure the activity is taken into account.

Dental activity error codes - including details for suggested action (PDF: 393KB)Dental activity comment codes  - including comment additional information (PDF: 210KB)Clinical Data Set (CDS) items and Treatment Bands (PDF: 249KB)Dental Activity Codes (9000 Codes) (PDF: 361KB)

England 
Orthodontic PAR scores - sample creation and capture - January 2022 (PDF: 684KB)Compass online guidance for clinician FP17 - April 2025 (PDF: 1.45MB)Compass online guidance for clinician FP17O - April 2025 (PDF: 1.47MB)Compass online guidance for providers, clinicians and practice staff - April 2025 (PDF: 1.49MB)
​​​​​​Wales

​​Compass online guidance for clinician FP17W - April 2025 (PDF: 1.5MB)Compass online guidance for clinician FP17OW - April 2025 (PDF: 1.4MB)

​​​​​England & WalesHow to finalise draft claims and authorise (PDF: 288KB)

Completion of form guides - England

Completion of form guidance - FP17 April 2025 (PDF: 894KB)Completion of form guidance - FP17O April 2025 (PDF: 566KB)

​​​​​Sample forms - England

PR form England - April 2025 (PDF: 1.1MB)FP17DC - England (PDF: 601KB)FP17DCO - England (PDF: 195KB)FP17RN - England (PDF: 1.2MB)Orthodontic referral form (PDF: 78KB)

​​​​​​Completion of form guides - Wales

Completion of form guidance FP17W April 2025 (PDF: 732KB)Completion of form guidance FP17OW April 2025 (PDF: 590KB)

Sample forms - Wales

PRW A4 form English - April 2025 (PDF: 557KB)PRW A4 form Welsh - April 2025 (PDF: 560KB)

Wales

Guidance for the completion of the FP17PRW (practice record form) in Wales (PDF: 2.9MB)Guidance to locate ACORN data in Compass (Provider) (PDF: 276KB)

WebEDI provides a secure means of sending data between the dental practice management system and the NHS Dental Services. 

View our list of software system suppliers (PDF: 158KB)​​​​​