Regular bulletins are created to provide useful updates for dental commissioners and providers and performers.
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 six most recent bulletins are available:
April 2024
Dentist Bulletin - England
Articles include:
- patient charge increase
- Annual Reconciliation Report now available
>Read the April Dentist Bulletin for England online.
Dentist Bulletin - Wales
Articles include:
- patient charges increase
- Doctors' and Dentist Remuneration (DDRB) uplift
- Annual Reconciliation Report
- change to how FP17OWs are processed - reminder
March 2024
Dentist Bulletin - England
Articles include:
- DCP changes
- amending an FP17 or FP17O from 2023/24
- Compass replacement system - support needed
- dental practices to confirm NHS website information by 31 March 2024
- HC2 and HC3 certificates updates
- updated contact details
- Compass downtime for year end processing
- Orthodontics PAR score reminder
>Read the March Dentist Bulletin for England online.
Dentist Bulletin - Wales
Articles include:
- DCP changes
- amending an FP17 or FP17O from 2023/24
- Compass replacement system - support needed
- late forms
- HC2 and HC3 certificates updates
- updated contact details
- Compass downtime for year end processing
- Welsh change to the processing of FP17WOs is changing from 1 April 2024
February 2024
Dentist Bulletin - England
Articles include:
- update your NI number in Compass
- submit your orthodontic PAR scores
- patient exemption guidance
- FFT reminders
- self-audit templates
- CSAT Dental Services
- schedule programme
>Read the February Dentist Bulletin for England online.
Dentist Bulletin - Wales
Articles include:
- contract intervention data now available in eDen
- update your NI number in Compass
- domiciliary visits and sedation
- CSAT Dental Services
- schedule programme
January 2024
Dentist Bulletin - England
Articles include:
- when will your UDA's be awarded
- statement of financial entitlement net pensionable earnings
- Compass videos and guides
>Read the January Dentist Bulletin for England online.
Dentist Bulletin - Wales
Articles include:
- doctors' and dentists remuneration (DDRB) uplift
- when will UDA's be awarded
- new PRW forms
- Compass videos and guides
December 2023
Dentist Bulletin - England
Articles include:
- Update your National Insurance number in Compass
- Join an NHS Pensions member event
- Deadline approaching for your NHS website information
- Plans in place to issue personal numbers to Dental Care Professionals
- NHS Dental Services Christmas opening hours
>Read the December Dentist Bulletin for England online.
Dentist Bulletin - Wales
Articles include:
- Update your National Insurance number in Compass
- Join an NHS Pensions member event
- Plans in place to issue personal numbers to Dental Care Professionals
- NHS Dental Services Christmas opening hours
November 2023
Dentist Bulletin - England
Articles include:
- Review Body on Doctors' and Dentists' Remuneration (DDRB) uplift
- Dental practices to confirm NHS website information by 31 December 2023
- National dental workforce collection
- Amending your 2022/23 NHS pension data
- NHS Pensions - Total Reward Statement refresh
- NHS Pensions Scheme member events for NHS dental practitioners
- Have your say on eDEN
- Knowledge Base
>Read the November Dentist Bulletin for England online.
Dentist Bulletin - Wales
Articles include:
- Amending your 2022/23 NHS pension data
- Patient experience surveys - reminder to include contact details on FP17W claims
- NHS Pensions - Total Reward Statement Refresh
- NHS Pensions Scheme member events for NHS dental practitioners
- Have your say on eDEN
- Knowledge Base
If you have questions or require any further help, you can use 'Ask Us' for Compass help and guidance articles or contact us.