In the latest Primary Care Bulletin there is a reminder that Dental practices have a responsibility to collect patient signatures and accurately record patients’ exemptions from NHS charges. This means any time a patient claims that they are entitled to free or reduced cost NHS dental treatment, you must ensure you ask them, or their representative, to produce evidence of their eligibility, complete the reason for exemption on form FP17PR and read and sign the declaration on form FP17PR before treatment begins.
For more information please follow the link below and look for the Dentistry section in the bulletin:
Primary Care Bulletin Issue 176
