Contract uplift comes into force

The Primary Dental Services Statement of Financial Entitlements (Amendment) Directions 2025 were signed on 29 January.

This implements the agreed changes to the payments made by NHS England to contractors holding either a general dental service contract or personal dental services contract with effect from 1 April 2024.

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The changes implemented in these directions cover:

  • implementation of the 2024/2025 uplift for dentists
  • implementation of the 2024/2025 dental foundation training payments for dentists, which have increased by 4.64%
  • insertion of the applicable up-to-date maternity allowance rate, which have increased by 4.64% from £172.48 to £184.03
  • implementation of the 2024/2025 New Patient Premium scheme payments for dentists, which are uplifted by 4.64%, from £15 to £15.70 and £50 to £52.32

The full information is available on the Department of Health and Social Care website.