+4HI. I am familiar with the FP17forms that the patients sign through dentally. We also need to sign FP17DC. Can these also be done through dentally? I am referring to the form https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/sites/default/files/2025-04/FP17DC%20form%20England%20-%20April%202025.pdf
I could not find any reference to it here or in the support portal.
Thank you
Best answer by Saymon
Hey
At the moment, FP17DC isn’t supported for digital signing in Dentally. In practice, most NHS and DPMS practices now use the NHS Treatment Plan Estimate in Dentally instead, which is intended to serve the same purpose as FP17DC. It outlines the proposed treatment, shows the expected NHS charges, and captures patient acknowledgement, and is generally accepted in place of FP17DC.
One of the reasons FP17DC isn’t supported directly is that the form changes regularly, whereas the treatment plan estimate is the more stable, NHS-aligned approach used day to day. If your commissioner or internal processes still specifically require FP17DC, the workaround would be to complete it externally and upload it to the patient record as an attachment. 😊
+15Hey
At the moment, FP17DC isn’t supported for digital signing in Dentally. In practice, most NHS and DPMS practices now use the NHS Treatment Plan Estimate in Dentally instead, which is intended to serve the same purpose as FP17DC. It outlines the proposed treatment, shows the expected NHS charges, and captures patient acknowledgement, and is generally accepted in place of FP17DC.
One of the reasons FP17DC isn’t supported directly is that the form changes regularly, whereas the treatment plan estimate is the more stable, NHS-aligned approach used day to day. If your commissioner or internal processes still specifically require FP17DC, the workaround would be to complete it externally and upload it to the patient record as an attachment. 😊
+4hi
+9I remember asking this same question when we joined Dentally in summer 2023.
I would have thought if the FP17DC form changes from time to time then it's a signal that it's important for Dentally to replicate it in order for practices to remain compliant with the necessary NHS regulations.
The Dentally version of the treatment form seems very basic and does play on my mind if there ever was a practice audit or investigation.
+15Hi
NHSBSA guidance confirms that practices can use a form generated by their practice management software, provided it:
• Is signed by the patient
• Includes the same information as the official treatment plan form
From the NHSBSA knowledge base:
“Practices can also use a form generated by their practice management software. This must be signed by the patient and include the same information as the treatment plan form.”
In Dentally, this requirement is met when you use the ‘NHS Estimate’ template, which includes the second page with the NHS terms and relevant patient declaration. That’s the version aligned to NHSBSA guidance.
So while Dentally doesn’t replicate the FP17DC layout exactly, the NHS Estimate template is designed to contain the required information and is compliant under NHSBSA’s own published guidance.
If your local commissioner specifically mandates use of the FP17DC form itself, then you would need to follow their direction. But from an NHSBSA standpoint, a compliant PMS-generated form is permitted 😊
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