When a Dental Care Professional (DCP) assists or performs treatment on an NHS Course of Treatment (COT) this must be recorded on the FP17 prior to transmitting the claim to the NHS.

There are several variations how to enter this information on the FP17 depending on the level of involvement of the DCP during the treatment.

The following variables, affect how information must be added to the FP17 for a COT:

• If a Dentist opens a COT, performs treatment and TC's the treatment their information must be marked as the Performer on the FP17.
• If a DCP has assisted in treatment, their information should be marked as the DCP on the FP17.
• If a DCP opens a COT, performs treatment and TC's the treatment, their information must be marked as the performer on the FP17, they must not be marked as the DCP.
• If a second DCP assists a DCP, they must be recorded in the DCP field on the FP17.
• For a DCP to open and perform NHS treatment their performer number (Personal ID) must be added to their provider file under the NHS tab and associated to your practice NHS contract.
• All GDC numbers must be added to the provider file in the GDC field.
• All NHS information, Personal ID's, Pin numbers and contract information must be completed for claims to be accepted.

For examples of how this looks in EXACT.

• Claiming Dentist with an assisting DCP
• Claiming DCP
• Claiming DCP with a second DCP Assisting

Claiming Dentist with an assisting DCP

The claiming Dentist is entered as the Performer.

The assisting DCP is entered as the DCP.

Claiming DCP

The claiming DCP is entered as the Performer and is not entered as the DCP.

The claiming DCP must have their NHS details added to their provider record and associated to an NHS contract in EXACT. (See Adding Dental Care Professional (DCP) Information).

Claiming DCP with a second DCP Assisting

The claiming DCP is entered as the Performer.

The claiming DCP must have their NHS details added to their provider record and associated to an NHS contract in EXACT. (See Adding Dental Care Professional (DCP) Information).

The assisting DCP is entered as the DCP.