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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…
Activity, payment and pension services
We provide activity processing and payment services for NHS dentists in England and Wales.
This includes:
processing over 43 million NHS dental claims for patient treatments every year
making annual payments of more than £2 billion to dental…
Clinical advisers
Members of our team
Paul Gray, Head of Dental Services and Clinical Policy
Paul comes from a primary care dental background, having worked for 13 years in the NHS as a General Dental Practitioner. He has worked for our organisation since 1999.…
End to temporary suspension of submission of patient signatures on pharmacy, dental and eye care forms
This is an announcement on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC).
Since 1 November 2020 to 31 August 2021 the requirement for patient (or their representatives) signatures on NHS prescription, dental and eye care forms was…
End to temporary suspension of submission of patient signatures on pharmacy, dental and eye care forms
This is an announcement on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC).
Since 1 November 2020 to 31 August 2021 the requirement for patient (or their representatives) signatures on NHS prescription, dental and eye care forms was…
Patient exemption checking: a guide for dental teams in England
From 1 September 2021, the temporary signature suspension has been lifted. Patients, or their representatives, will again be required to sign the reverse of NHS prescription, dental and eye care forms, or tokens for prescriptions presented at the…
Dental Assurance Framework (DAF) reports for providers
The Dental Assurance Framework General Provider Reports (DAFGPR) are now available, following a pause due to COVID-19.
To access the report, log in to Compass and:
select view published reports
under report type enter DAFGPR
change the year…
Aged 60 and over
If you're aged 60 and over, you get free:
NHS prescriptions
NHS sight tests
NHS dental check-ups in Scotland or Wales
GP/GDP claiming retirement benefits
NHS Pensions is seeing an increase in the amount of retirement benefit claim forms (AW8) being signed by the incorrect employing authorities.
If the member is a GP in England all GP pensions are administrated by Primary Care Support England (PCSE)…
Dental contract system reforms in England
The 2022/23 Dental contract negotiations represent the first significant change to the contract since its introduction in 2006. They follow 12 months of engagement with stakeholders and the profession, and in recent months, a set of more focused…