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Following the introduction of the changes for Dental Care Professionals (DCPs) to provide courses of dental treatment as Direct Access Clinicians we have noticed significant rejection rate for these claims. If you have received details for errored…

From 1 April 2022, stricter validation rules will come into effect for FP17s.  As part of these rules, the Clinical Data Set (CDS) items reported need to match the treatment band claimed. Details of which treatment band is allocated…

From Friday 1 April 2022, stricter validation rules will come into effect for FP17Ws. As part of these rules, the Clinical Data Set (CDS) items reported need to match the treatment band claimed. Details of which treatment band is…

Providers submit forms (FP17) to us detailing dental activity data.The data recorded on the FP17 shows the patient charge collected, the number of units of activity performed, and treatment banding information.Dental activity, error, and comment…

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…

Pharmacies and dental practices send their NHS prescriptions and NHS dental treatment claim forms to us at the end of each month.We then calculate how much each pharmacy or dental practice needs to be reimbursed by the NHS.We carry out monthly…

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…