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 6 most recent bulletins are available:
September 2025
Dentist Bulletin - England
Articles include:
- Replacement for Compass - result of naming survey
- Community Dental Services (CDS)
- NPE/NPEE 2025/26
- PAR score reminder
- Foundation Dentists who have completed training reminder
- Dental practices to confirm NHS website information
>Read the September Dentist Bulletin for England online.
Dentist Bulletin - Wales
Articles include:
- Replacement for Compass - result of naming survey
- NPE/NPEE 2025/26
August 2025
Dentist Bulletin - England
Articles include:
- NHS dentistry contract consultation
- Supporting delivery and recording of urgent/unscheduled care
- Band 3 claims guidance
- Support patients to claim help with health costs correctly
- PR & FP17DC form - when to use them
- Orthodontic providers to submit PAR scores by Tuesday 30 September
- CDS waiting list completion webinar
- View your Annual Pensionable Earnings and Contribution Statement (SD86c) in Compass
- Claiming for statement of financial entitlement (SFE)
- Interim Dental Assurance Framework report updated
- Dental practice written complaints data collection 2024/25
- Foundation dentists completing their training
- Dental practices to confirm NHS website information
>Read the August Dentist Bulletin for England online.
Dentist Bulletin - Wales
Articles include:
- Dental provider data release announcements (eDEN)
- PR(W) & FP17DC(W) form - when to use them
- Guide created for antibiotic Prescribing
- View your Annual Pensionable Earnings and Contribution Statement (SD86c) in Compass
July 2025
Dentist Bulletin - England
Articles include:
- Urgent reminder to complete ARR
- Planned downtime for some Compass functions
- Orthodontic providers to submit PAR scores by Tuesday 30 September
- Dental Practice written complaints data collection 2024/25
- Thank you for helping improve dental sector insights to inform future policy
- Dental practices to confirm NHS website information
>Read the July Dentist Bulletin for England online.
Dentist Bulletin - Wales
Articles include:
- Urgent reminder to complete ARR
- Empty Appointment Slot Submissions: key guidelines
June 2025
Dentist Bulletin - England
Articles include:
- Dental costs survey now live
- Annual Reconciliation Report (ARR) process closes 30 June
- Dental practice written complaints data collection will be available from 18 June
- Keep your personal details up to date in Compass
- NHS Pension contribution rates for 2025/26
>Read the June Dentist Bulletin for England online.
Dentist Bulletin - Wales
Articles include:
- Submitting the NHS Number on Welsh DAP New Patient claims
- Annual Reconciliation Report (ARR) process closes Monday 30 June
- NHS Pension contribution rates for 2025/26
- Keep your personal details up to date in Compass
May 2025
Dentist Bulletin - England
Articles include:
- Name the new dental system that will replace Compass
- Help improve dental sector insights to inform future policy
- Annual Reconciliation Report (ARR) process is open
- Action required for Dental Performers in Compass - NI number
>Read the May Dentist Bulletin for England online.
Dentist Bulletin - Wales
Articles include:
- Name the new dental system that will replace Compass
- DAP new patient indicator - NHS number
- Annual Reconciliation Report (ARR) process is open
- Action required for Dental Performers in Compass - NI number
April 2025
Dentist Bulletin - England
Articles include:
- Patient charge increased on 1 April 2025
- Tax Credits exemptions have ended
- Annual Reconciliation Report (ARR) process is now open
- Business rates reimbursement 2025/26
- Year-end 2023/24 remedial notices for non-completion of the workforce return
- Sign up to the Transforming Dental Systems (TDS) research panel
- In which year will my claims be allocated?
>Read the April Dentist Bulletin for England online.
Dentist Bulletin - Wales
Articles include:
- Tax Credit exemptions have ended
- Three new indicators on FP17W
- New e-form for capturing empty appointments
- Annual Reconciliation Report (ARR) process is now open
- Sign up to the Transforming Dental Systems (TDS) research panel
- In which year will my claims be allocated?
- Antibiotic prescribing
If you have questions or require any further help, you can use 'Ask Us' for Compass help and guidance articles or contact us.