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Incorrect claims submitted by patients for free NHS dental treatment
The Dental Exemption Checking Service has identified a number of patients aged 60 and over who are incorrectly claiming free NHS dental treatment. This is due to confusion around benefits entitlement, specifically Pension Credit. This currently only…
Dental Contract Reform in Wales
The Welsh Government has acknowledged the current contractual system needs reform. Units of Dental Activity (UDA) as a sole measure of contract performance, focusing on treatment activity only, does not encourage needs-led care, prevention, or make…
Dental system reform: join a focus group
As part of their work for the next stage of dental system reform, NHS England and NHS Improvement want to hear from dental professionals.
If you'd like to participate in a dental system reform focus group, you'll need to complete the relevant…
Support and guidance for practices regarding DCR in England up to 31 March 2022
When a dental practice joined the programme, a contract variation was signed by both the practice and NHS England. There were 2 different contract variation notices:
Standard General Dental Services (GDS) Contract Variation Notice for…
Wales Dental Access Portal (DAP) and Urgent Patient Referrals
The introduction of the Dental Access Portal (DAP) and conditions within the Variation offer for 2025–2026 have resulted in some further changes which need to be modified on Compass to ensure reporting needs support the variation offer.
NHS Dental…
Submit your Orthodontic PAR scores
Orthodontic providers with contracts that started in April 2019 or after must submit their Peer Assessment Rating (PAR) scores on Compass twice per year within the submission windows. You should request and submit results for:
10 claims from 1…
Updating your business owner email address in Compass
We will shortly be delivering dental teams with their year-end reconciliation for 2021/22 in line with the contract management arrangements detailed in NHS England and NHS Improvement's letter titled Key steps in 2022 to deliver for patients in NHS…
New Orthodontic assessment items on FP17O
On FP17Os, ‘Orthodontic assessment and de-bond – Overseas patient' is being introduced as a new item.
This item must only be used if the:
date of assessment is 1 October 2022 or later
IOTN score is present or IOTN not applicable is selected…
Bulletins - commissioners
Regular bulletins are created to provide useful updates for Dental Commissioners.
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…
Update on recent changes to FP17Ws
If you’re a provider in Wales, you’ll know that changes to FP17Ws were introduced from 1 April 2022.
Summary of changes introduced from 1 April 2022
From 1 April 2022, the following changes were introduced on FP17Ws:
some data items were…