NHS Dental Services (previously known as the NHS Business Services Authority Dental Services Division) is an operating division of the NHS Business Services Authority.

The main duties of NHS Dental Services are:

• Support the Secretary of State in the form of the Department of Health and the Welsh Assembly Government, in determination of dental policy and strategy;
• Produce statistics and key information for national, regional, Strategic Health Authority, Primary Care Trust and Local Health Board purposes;
• Transferring payments to dentists on behalf of Primary Care Trusts and Local Health Boards

For further information on NHS Dental Services, see the NHS Dental Services website.

This supporting information is also known by these names:

Context	Alias
formerly	NHS Business Services Authority Dental Practice Board, NHS Business Services Authority Dental Services Division