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Bulletins - providers and performers

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:

March 2023

Dentist Bulletin - England

Articles include:

  • Compass downtime and suspension of functions
  • Deadline to make changes in Compass
  • Managed Clinical Network meetings submission
  • Customer satisfaction survey
  • Mandatory fields on electronic claims from 1 April 
  • Orthodontic Peer Assessment Rating scores deadline
  • Amending an FP17 or FP17O from 2022/23
  • New comment codes from 1 April for NHS numbers 
  • New error codes from 1 April
  • Dental activity errors and comment codes

>Read the Dentist Bulletin online

February 2023

Dentist Bulletin - England

Articles include:

  • Orthodontic Peer Assessment Rating scores deadline
  • Managed Clinical Network meetings submission
  • amending an FP17 or FP17O from 2022/23
  • workforce returns and income protection
  • updating contract details in Compass
  • recording COVID-19 items on your claims

> Read the Dentist Bulletin online

Dentist Bulletin - Wales

Articles include:

  • updating contract details in Compass
  • updated guidance on dental activity error, comment and 9000 codes
  • amending an FP17W or FP17OW from 2022/23
  • NHS Dental Services Customer Satisfaction Survey
  • NHS number

​​​> Read the Dentist Bulletin online

January 2023

Dentist Bulletin - England

Articles include:

  • DDRB uplift
  • friends and family test
  • add your NHSmail account to Compass
  • updated Compass Authorisation Form
  • new orthodontic clinical assessment process
  • apply for 2023/24 business rates reimbursement
  • claiming for expenses as a foundation dentist

> Read the Dentist Bulletin online

December 2022

Dentist Bulletin - England

Articles include:

  • UDA changes to Band 2 claims
  • mid-year review letters are now available
  • Dental Assurance Framework (DAF) reports for providers
  • viewing your UDA delivery in Compass
  • importance of accurate NPE/ NPEE in Compass
  • amending your 2021/22 NHS pension data

Read the Dentist Bulletin online

Dentist Bulletin - Wales

Articles include:

  • when you need to complete an ACORN
  • importance of accurate NPE/NPEE in Compass
  • amending your 2021/22 NHS pension data
  • Help Us Help You campaign

Read the Dentist Bulletin online

November 2022

Dentist Bulletin - England

Articles include:

  • Dental System Reform focus groups
  • changes to the NHS Pension Scheme contribution tiers in Compass
  • amending your 2021/22 NHS pension data
  • claiming for posts and pins
  • Compass video tutorials
  • FP17 and FP17O changes from 1 October 2022

Dentist bulletin (online)

Dentist Bulletin - Wales

Articles include:

  • changes to the NHS Pension Scheme contribution tiers in Compass
  • amending your 2021/22 NHS pension data
  • DDRB uplift
  • claiming for posts and pins
  • Compass video tutorials

Dentist Bulletin (online)

October 2022

Dentist Bulletin - England

Articles include:

  • FP17 and FP17O changes from 1 October 2022
  • upcoming changes to the FP17
  • suspension of some Compass functions
  • keep your DPMS up to date

Dentist bulletin (online)

Dentist Bulletin - Wales

Articles include:

  • Compass hints and tips
  • suspension of some Compass functions
  • mid-year data in eDEN
  • keep your DPMS up to date
  • recording new patients

Dentist bulletin (online)

If you have questions or require any further help, you can use 'Ask Us' for Compass help and guidance articles or contact us.