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.
The six most recent bulletins are available:
June 2023
Dentist Bulletin - England
Articles include:
- Reminder of date approaching to amend an FP17 or FP17O from 2022/23
- Dental practices to confirm NHS website information by 30 June 2023
- Deadline to complete Annual Reconciliation Report process is Friday 30 June 2023
- Dental practice written complaints data collection expected to be available from mid-July 2023
- Incorrect claims submitted by patients for free NHS dental treatment
- Providers reminded to apply for 2023/24 business rates reimbursement
- NHS Pensions member events - June dates added for NHS dental practitioners
- NHS Business Services Authority email addresses are changing
May 2023
Dentist Bulletin - England
Articles include:
- Compass downtime - Sunday 7 May 2023
- amending an FP17 or FP17O from 2022/23
- dental practices to confirm NHS website information by 30 June 2023
- incorrect claims submitted by patients for free NHS dental treatment
- Annual Reconciliation Report is now available in Compass
- apply for business rates reimbursement
- update your National Insurance number in Compass
>Read the Dentist Bulletin online
Dentist Bulletin - Wales
Articles include:
- NHS Pensions member events - June dates added for NHS dental practitioners
- An update on recording treatment code 9339 for advanced periodontal root surface debridement (RSD)
- eDen dashboard changes
- Pay statements
- Patient questionnaire toolkit updates
- In the spotlight: Guidance on the new patient metric for 2023/24
April 2023
Dentist Bulletin - England
Articles include:
- Compass downtime - Sunday 7 April 2023
- mandatory fields on electronic claims from 1 April
- amending an FP17 or FP17O from 2022/23
- NHS dental patient charges in England rising from the 24 April 2023
- incorrect claims submitted by patients for free NHS dental treatment
- Annual Reconciliation Report is now available in Compass
- FD applications for travel and subsistence
- talking dental system reforms
- provide your feedback on NHS Service Finder
>Read the Dentist Bulletin online
Dentist Bulletin - Wales
Articles include:
- Patient questionnaire toolkit updates
- Monthly statement - for providers on contract variation
- New service line in Compass to capture targets for new patients, new urgent patients and historic patients
- Error codes
- Welsh Government response to recommendations set out by the Health and Social Care Committee
March 2023
Dentist Bulletin - England
Articles include:
- Compass downtime and suspension of functions
- deadline to make changes in Compass
- Managed Clinical Network meetings submission
- customer satisfaction survey
- mandatory fields on electronic claims from 1 April
- Orthodontic Peer Assessment Rating scores deadline
- amending an FP17 or FP17O from 2022/23
- new comment codes from 1 April for NHS numbers
- new error codes from 1 April
- dental activity errors and comment codes
>Read the Dentist Bulletin online
Dentist Bulletin - Wales
Articles include:
- Mandatory fields on electronic claims from 1 April
- New comment codes from 1 April for NHS numbers
- New error codes from 1 April
- Annual Reconciliation Report
- New NHS Pensions member events for NHS dental practitioners
- Amending an FP17W or FP17OW from 2022/23
- Dental activity errors and comment codes
February 2023
Dentist Bulletin - England
Articles include:
- Orthodontic Peer Assessment Rating scores deadline
- Managed Clinical Network meetings submission
- amending an FP17 or FP17O from 2022/23
- workforce returns and income protection
- updating contract details in Compass
- recording COVID-19 items on your claims
> Read the Dentist Bulletin online
Dentist Bulletin - Wales
Articles include:
- updating contract details in Compass
- updated guidance on dental activity error, comment and 9000 codes
- amending an FP17W or FP17OW from 2022/23
- NHS Dental Services Customer Satisfaction Survey
- NHS number
January 2023
Dentist Bulletin - England
Articles include:
- DDRB uplift
- friends and family test
- add your NHSmail account to Compass
- updated Compass Authorisation Form
- new orthodontic clinical assessment process
- apply for 2023/24 business rates reimbursement
- claiming for expenses as a foundation dentist
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