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Key dates for dental, physio and aesthetics clinics: October 2026 to September 2027
Dates for the practice manager or owner of a dental or physiotherapy clinic in England: regulator fee and renewal deadlines, continuing professional development statements, NHS dental contract checkpoints and the last days to serve notice on an NHS contract. Dates that depend on your own invoice or anniversary are left out.
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October 2026
Commissioner may reduce an NHS contract's urgent treatment number from today
Between 30 October and 31 March a commissioner may cut the required number of urgent courses by up to 15%, but only with evidence of insufficient demand and reasonable steps taken to make urgent care accessible. Who: NHS dental contracts of 100 UDAs or more
Source: NHS England, quality and payment reforms contractual guidance (updated 29 July 2026), section 3
Comes round every year
Last day for a dentist to set up quarterly direct debit for the GDC fee
The direct debit must be set up in MyGDC by midnight. It splits the £698 annual retention fee into four payments of £174.50. Miss it and the fee is paid in one sum by 31 December. Who: Dentists
Source: GDC, Pay by instalments Direct Debit (read 1 October 2026)
Last day to serve NHS contract notice for an end date of 31 January 2027
A GDS contract ends three months after written notice is served, moved to the last calendar day of that month. Notice served on 2 November 2026 runs to 28 February 2027. Who: NHS dental contract holders planning to go private
Source: GDS Contracts Regulations 2005, Schedule 3, paragraph 66
December 2026
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Dentists' GDC fee of £698 and indemnity declaration due
Each dentist pays the annual retention fee and declares indemnity in MyGDC. The GDC says a dentist who misses the deadline may be removed from the register and cannot then practise in the UK. Who: Dentists; £72 more for each specialist title
Source: GDC, Annual retention fee (read 1 October 2026)
Last day to serve NHS contract notice for an end date of 31 March 2027
Notice served on any day in December 2026 ends the contract on 31 March 2027, the end of the NHS financial year. Notice served on 4 January 2027 runs to 30 April 2027. Who: NHS dental contract holders planning to go private
Source: GDS Contracts Regulations 2005, Schedule 3, paragraph 66
January 2027
CSP 2027 membership rates apply: £480.84 a year for a UK practising member
The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy subscription for a chartered member practising in the UK rises from £470.04 to £480.84 a year, or £40.07 a month. For a clinic of three that is £32.40 more. Who: Chartered physiotherapists
Source: CSP, 2027 membership rates (last reviewed 29 September 2026; read 1 October 2026)
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Dentists' CPD statement for 2026 due
The statement covers 1 January to 31 December 2026 and is made in MyGDC, even if it records zero hours. It cannot be amended after the deadline, and failing to make one can lead to removal from the register. Who: Dentists
Source: GDC, Recording and submitting CPD (read 1 October 2026)
March 2027
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Commissioner's letter with next year's required urgent treatments due
The commissioner must tell each contractor its required number of urgent courses in writing by 15 March. Check it against your own sum: 11 courses for every £10,000 of relevant contract value, rounded up. Who: NHS dental contracts of 100 UDAs or more
Source: NHS England, quality and payment reforms contractual guidance (updated 29 July 2026), section 3.4
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NHS dental year end: 96% of required urgent courses must be delivered
Under 96% delivered means the activity payment for the undelivered courses is recovered and a breach notice may be issued. For a required number of 198, 191 courses reaches 96%. Who: NHS dental contracts of 100 UDAs or more
Source: NHS England, quality and payment reforms contractual guidance (updated 29 July 2026), section 3
May 2027
Comes round every year
Last day for dental care professionals to set up quarterly direct debit
Dental nurses, hygienists, therapists and technicians who want to pay the GDC fee in four instalments must set up the direct debit by midnight. It costs the same as paying once. Who: Dental care professionals
Source: GDC, Pay by instalments Direct Debit (read 1 October 2026)
July 2027
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Dental care professionals' GDC fee and indemnity declaration due
The fee due on 31 July 2026 was £108; the GDC had not published the 2027 figure on 1 October 2026. A registrant who misses the deadline may be removed, so the manager checks the register on 1 August. Who: Dental care professionals
Source: GDC, Annual retention fee and Indemnity guidance (read 1 October 2026)
August 2027
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Dental care professionals' CPD statement due
The CPD year for every dental care professional title runs from 1 August to 31 July, and the statement for it is made in MyGDC by 28 August, even if it records zero hours. Who: Dental care professionals
Source: GDC, Recording and submitting CPD (read 1 October 2026)
September 2027
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NHS mid-year checkpoint: 30% of required urgent courses since 1 April
If under 30% has been delivered by 30 September, the commissioner may require a written plan or withhold money under paragraph 59 of Schedule 3. For a required number of 198, 60 courses reaches 30%. Who: NHS dental contracts of 100 UDAs or more
Source: NHS England contractual guidance, section 3; GDS Contracts Regulations 2005, Schedule 3, paragraph 59
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