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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…
Submit your year-end declaration - GDS and PDS contracts
As you'll know from NHS England and NHS Improvement's Issue 7, preparedness letter for primary dental care, it is a mandatory requirement for GDS and PDS contracts to submit a year-end declaration for 2020-21.
Your year-end declaration eForm letter…
Deadline extension for year-end declaration submissions
If you hold a GDS or PDS contract, the deadline to submit your year-end declaration has now been extended until 11.59pm on Monday 14 June 2021. This is a firm deadline and there will be no further extension.
You must complete your year-end…
Units of dental activity (UDA) changes to Band 2 treatments from Friday 25 November
From Friday 25 November 2022, NHS England is introducing changes to UDAs awarded for some Band 2 claims. These changes were announced in July 2022 as part of the 2022/23 contract changes.
These changes affect all NHS dental teams in England…
Patient exemption checking guidance for dental teams in England
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…
Changes to FP17Ws from 1 April 2022
From 1 April 2022, the following changes come into effect for FP17Ws:
Some current data items are being removed or updated
New data items will be available
Validation change to the free NHS dental examination for patients who are under 25 or 60…
Patient questionnaire toolkit for Wales updated
Since April 2022, we've been surveying patients who have received NHS dental treatment in Wales. Responses will be used by the Welsh Government and Public Health Wales to evaluate patient experience.
To help communicate the importance of completing…
National COVID-19 vaccination status survey
On behalf of NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHSEI), we are collecting data on the number of dental staff who have already received two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, intend to have received two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine by 31 March, or are not…
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…
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…