NHS dental quality and payment reforms: guidance

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Accessible below are guidance documents to assist with implementation of the 2026 NHS dental contract quality and payment reforms changes.

These include:

  • guidance on the quality and payment reforms (alongside template documents that can be used for quality improvement offer letters and appraisals)
  • year 1 topic guide for the quality improvement programme

Contents

  1. NHS Dentistry: Quality and Payment Reforms Contractual Guidance
  2. NHS Dentistry Quality Improvement Programme: Year 1 Topic Guide

NHS Dentistry: Quality and Payment Reforms Contractual Guidance

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NHS Dentistry: Quality and Payment Reforms Contractual Guidance

NHS Dentistry: Quality and Payment Reforms Contractual Guidance

NHS England is not responsible for content on external websites.

Summary

Accessible content.

Published 26 March 2026. Update June 2026.

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Annex A: template quality improvement offer communication to eligible dental contractors

Annex A: template quality improvement offer communication to eligible dental contractors

  • Microsoft Word
  • 115 KB

Summary

MS Word format.

Published 26 March 2026.

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Annex C: appraisal template

Annex C: appraisal template

  • Microsoft Word
  • 98 KB
  • 13 pages

Summary

MS Word format.

Published 26 March 2026.

NHS Dentistry Quality Improvement Programme: Year 1 Topic Guide

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NHS Dentistry Quality Improvement Programme: Year 1 Topic Guide

NHS Dentistry Quality Improvement Programme: Year 1 Topic Guide

NHS England is not responsible for content on external websites.

Summary

Accessible content.

Published 26 March 2026.