To deliver NHS dental care in Scotland, a dentist needs a list number. The requirements differ from England, and include steps that must be completed in order before the application can succeed.
Each step gates the next, so the sequence and timing are the real challenge.
Scotland requires mandatory training before the list number application can proceed. Booking and completing this training early keeps the rest of the timeline on track.
Before the Health Board application, there is a test of knowledge to pass. Preparing for it properly turns it into a manageable step rather than a stumbling block.
The list number application is made to the relevant Health Board. With the training completed and the test of knowledge passed, the application can be prepared and submitted, timed so the dentist can start without losing NHS activity.
Training, then the test of knowledge, then the Health Board application: each depends on the last. Managing that sequence so it finishes by the dentist start date is the difference between a smooth start and a costly gap.
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Where list numbers apply, a dentist cannot claim NHS or HSC activity until it is in place. Tracking it protects:
Provide your practice and contract details.
Prepares and tracks the list number process and reports when claimable activity can begin.
It is the Scottish equivalent of an England performer number, required to deliver NHS dental care in Scotland.
Mandatory training and a test of knowledge, both of which come before the Health Board application in Scotland.
In Scotland the application is made to the relevant Health Board, once the training and test of knowledge are complete.
Yes. Dentello books the training, prepares the dentist for the test of knowledge and submits the Health Board application, timed to the start date.
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