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Additional Info

Field	Value
Data last updated	28 May 2025
Metadata last updated	28 May 2025
Created	28 May 2025
Format	text/csv
Licence	OGL-UK-3.0

Data Dictionary

Column	Title	Type	Description
REPORTING_YEAR		string
CONTRACT_NUMBER		integer
LATEST_PROVIDER_NAME		string
LATEST_PPC_FULL_ADDRESS	Principal Practice Address - Full Address	string	This is address lof the main address used for correspondence between the NHSBSA and the dental contract, it is not necessarily the address where treatment takes place.
CONTRACT_END_DATE	Contract End Date	date	The end date of the contract, as recorded on CoMPASS (only where an end date has been entered on CoMPASS).
COMMISSIONER_CODE_	Commissioner Code	string	This is the 3 character code associated with the Commissioning Organisation. This a generic term used to denote health bodies, either Area Teams in England or Health Boards in Wales. Also known as Primary Care Organisations (PCOs)
COMMISSIONER_NAME_	Commissioner Name	string	This is the name associated with the Commissioning Organisation. This is a generic term used to denote health bodies, either Area Teams in England or Health Boards in Wales. Also known as Primary Care Organisations (PCOs)
UDA_FINANCIAL_VALUE	UDA Financial Value	integer	The financial value associated with the UDA performance target for the financial year, as entered on CoMPASS by the PCO.
UDA_PERFORMANCE_TARGET	UDA Performance Target	integer	The contracted units of dental activity to be achieved for the year, as entered on CoMPASS by the PCO.
SEDATION_FP17S	Sedation FP17s	integer	This is a count of the number of forms which included sedation services. This is based on the Treatment Category as recorded in part 6 of the FP17. Sedation is used to help people feel relaxed and comfortable about having certain dental procedures done. Sedation can be given in many ways; the medication can be taken as a drink, breathed in or injected into a vein. Intravenous (IV) sedation, where the medication is injected into a vein, is ideally suited to dental procedures.