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 6 most recent bulletins are available:
June 2026
Dentist Bulletin - England
Articles include:
- NHS Dental Services Portal: GOV.UK One Login
- NHS Dental Services Portal: you said, we did
- 2026/27 Unscheduled Care now available in eDEN
- Annual Reconciliation Report reminder
- KO41b dental practice written complaints data collection will be available from 17 June 2026
- Changes to FP17DC form reminder
- View your QI data pack
- HCD(5) forms now accepted by email
- Dental practices to confirm NHS website information
Read the June Dentist Bulletin for England online
Dentist Bulletin - Wales
Articles include:
- NHS Dental Services Portal: GOV.UK One Login
- NHS Dental Services Portal: you said, we did
- Annual Reconciliation Report (ARR) reminder
- NHS Numbers - change in validation rules
- Activity and Pay Statements updated
- Miscellaneous Care Package - Trauma
May 2026
Dentist Bulletin - England
Articles include:
- Funded Appraisal Declarations
- Reminder: NHS England's Dental Quality Improvement programme sign-up
- Reminder: Keep your Dental Practice Management System up to date
- How to view unscheduled care delivery data
- Action required for Dental Performers in Compass - NI number
- Changes to FP17DC form
- Applying for reimbursement of 2026/27 business rates reminder
- Annual Reconciliation Report (ARR) reminder
- NHS.net Connect update
- Dental practices to confirm NHS website information
Read the May Dentist Bulletin for England online
Dentist Bulletin - Wales
Articles include:
- DCR changes - make sure your figures are correct
- Action required for Dental Performers in Compass - NI number
- Annual Reconciliation Report (ARR) reminder
April 2026
Dentist Bulletin - England
Articles include:
- Dental charges update
- 2026/27 Dental Quality Improvement Programme
- Dental appraisals process
- Completing the Annual Reconciliation Report
- Applying for reimbursement on 2026/27 business rates
- Completed courses of treatment
- Incompleted courses of treatment
- Amending FP17s and FP17Os
- Upcoming transition from Compass to the NHS Dental Services Portal
- Dental Practices to confirm NHS website information
Read the April Dentist Bulletin for England online
Dentist Bulletin - Wales
Articles include:
- Dental Contract Reform update
- Completing the Annual Reconciliation Report
- Upcoming transition from Compass to the NHS Dental Services Portal
March 2026
Dentist Bulletin - England
Articles include:
- Dental Contract Reform (DCR) changes
- An update on NHS Dental Services Portal
- Compass: planned downtime
- Submitting your PAR scores on Compass
- Changes to NHS Pension Scheme thresholds
- Clinician update: checking your details are up to date
- Deadline for 2024/25 Post Annual Reconciliation Report (ARR)
Read the March Dentist Bulletin for England online
Dentist Bulletin - Wales
Articles include:
- Dental Contract Reform (DCR) changes
- An update on NHS Dental Services Portal
- Changes to NHS Pension Scheme thresholds
- Deadline for 2024/25 Post Annual Reconciliation Report (ARR)
February 2026
Dentist Bulletin - England
Articles include:
- 2025/26 year-end reconciliation
- 2025/26 Early Repayment Scheme - year-end reconciliation
- Post Annual Reconciliation Report (ARR) 2024/25 deadline
- Compass: submitting your PAR scores
- Compass: reminder to check your clinician status
- Compass: planned downtime
- Treatment code 9399
- Dental practices to confirm NHS website information
Read the February Dentist Bulletin for England online
Dentist Bulletin - Wales
Articles include:
- Post Annual Reconciliation Report (ARR) 2024/25 deadline
- 2025/26 year-end reconciliation
January 2026
Dentist Bulletin - England
Articles include:
- WebEDI processing times
- Workforce Data Collection launching 12 January
- Non-completion of 2024/25 Annual Reconciliation Report (ARR)
- Peer Assessment Rating (PAR) score submissions
- Orthodontic completion rates
- Post ARR reminder
- Dental practices to confirm NHS website information
Read the January Dentist Bulletin for England online
Dentist Bulletin - Wales
Articles include:
- WebEDI processing update
- Review Body on Doctors' and Dentists' Remuneration (DDRB) uplift
- Non-completion of 2024/25 Annual Reconciliation Report (ARR)
- Post ARR reminder
If you have questions or require any further help, you can use our knowledge base for Compass help and guidance articles or contact us.