Dental teams have a responsibility to collect patient signatures and accurately record and report the patient’s declaration of entitlement to help with health costs. This means any time a patient makes a declaration that they are entitled to free or reduced cost NHS dental treatment, you must ask them, or their representative, to:
- produce evidence of their eligibility
- complete the reason for exemption on form (FP17PR)
- read and sign the declaration on form (FP17PR) before treatment begins
It’s important you ask patients to read and check the form (FP17PR), before they sign the declaration, as they are responsible for making sure the information is correct and that their exemption is valid on the date that the course of treatment started to avoid a penalty charge.
Read more about patient exemption checking on our website.