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DDRB uplift in England (January 2023)
Following the 50th report of the Review Body on Doctors' and Dentists' Remuneration (DDRB), the uplift of 4.75% will be applied to all English GDS and PDS contracts on the January schedule, which will be paid on 1 February 2023. The uplift will be…
Regulations and handbooks
There are regulations for the terms on which dental services are provided under the National Health Service Act 1977.
These are the original regulations and must be read with the amending statutory instruments:NHS (General Dental Services Contracts…
Information for patients
How to find an NHS dentist
To find an NHS dentist, visit:
NHS.UK if you’re based in England
Health in Wales if you’re based in Wales
For help accessing an NHS dentist in an emergency or out of hours, visit:
NHS.UK if you’re based in…
DCR programme in England up to 31 March 2022
The commitment to reform the current NHS dental contract has been a well-established goal of successive governments.
The Dental Contact Reform (DCR) programme worked with over 100 dental practices to test new ways of providing NHS dental services.…
Dental practices to confirm NHS website information by 30 June 2023
Dental practices must confirm all of their NHS website profile information every quarter, due to new legal regulations passed in November 2022.
You need to confirm your quarter 1 profile information by 30 June 2023, for:
accepting new NHS…
Dental practices to confirm NHS website information by 30 September 2023
Dental practices must confirm all of their NHS website profile information every quarter, due to new legal regulations passed in November 2022 by NHS England.
You need to confirm your profile information for quarter two by 30 September 2023, for…
Dental practices to confirm NHS website information by 30 September 2024
Dental practices must confirm all of their NHS website profile information every quarter, due to the legal regulations passed in November 2022 by the Department of Health and Social Care.
You need to confirm your profile information for quarter…
Submitting FP17s for urgent care sessions
If your practice has been awarded additional funds following NHS England and NHS Improvement's £50m funding announcement, it is essential that you select the Flexible Commissioning indicator ‘Securing Access for Urgent Care’ when submitting FP17s …
Keep your operating system and web browser up to date
We recommend that your dental practice uses an operating system and web browser that are in support and that you continue to keep both up to date. This reduces the risk of security vulnerabilities.
If you are using software that is out of support,…
Promoting the more effective use of skill mix
As outlined in NHS England’s first stage of Dental Reform letter, dental therapists and others operating within their scope of practice and competence can open courses of treatment.
To support you with this, the FP17 has fields to record your…