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NHS dental reforms: Dental Practice Board information

  • Document type:
    Dear colleague letter
  • Author:
    Department of Health; Barry Cockcroft (Acting Chief Dental Officer)
  • Published date:
    29 November 2005
  • Primary audience:
    Professionals
  • Publication format:
    Electronic only
  • Product number:
    271025
  • Gateway reference:
    5753
  • Pages:
    3
  • Copyright holder:
    Crown

This letter from Barry Cockcroft (Acting Chief Dental Officer for England) highlights important information from the Dental Practice Board (DPB) to all dentists with general dental services (GDS) contracts.

Information is given on prescribing profiles and key points are given about the new general dental service (GDS) and private dental services (PDS) contracts.

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