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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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

As highlighted in NHS England’s first stage of Dental Reform letter, data is required covering a patient’s oral health at the point of check-up. Therefore, we’ve made some changes to the clinical data set to include new items: Highest BPE sextant…

Before applying for parental leave or long-term sickness leave you must check that earnings are correct on Compass Payments are based on these figures and recalculations will only be made in exceptional circumstances. You can apply for SFE…

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…

NHS England has published an update on the national dental workforce collection which includes updated guidance. We will be collecting this information on behalf of NHS England via Compass. Based on feedback from the profession, there have been…

Patients who have recently visited a dental practice in Wales might be randomly selected to take part in a questionnaire. This is because the Welsh Government and Public Health Wales want to gather feedback from patients about their NHS dental care…