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General Dental Services Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993

S.R. 1993/326 · Made 22 July 1993

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HEALTH AND PERSONAL SOCIAL SERVICES

Made 22nd July 1993

Coming into operation 1st September 1993

The Department of Health and Social Services, in exercise of the powers set out in Schedule 1 and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, and in conjunction with the Department of Finance and Personnel and after consultation with such organisations as appeared to the Department to be representative of the Dental and Pharmaceutical professions as required by Articles 61(4) and 63(3) of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972f1, hereby makes the following regulations:

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f1

S.I. 1972/1265 (N.l. 14)

Contents

  1. Part I: GENERAL
  2. 1Citation and commencement
  3. 2Interpretation
  4. Part II: GENERAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR PROVISION OF GENERAL DENTAL SERVICES
  5. 3Terms of service
  6. 4Dental list
  7. 5Application for inclusion in the dental list
  8. 6Local directory of dentists
  9. 7Restrictions on the right to be included in the dental list
  10. 8Removal from dental list
  11. 9Removal from dental list on grounds of age
  12. 10Withdrawal from dental list
  13. 11Information about assistants
  14. 12Information about associateship agreements
  15. 13Transfer of continuing care and capitation arrangements
  16. 14Emergency dental services
  17. 15Arrangements for emergency cover
  18. 16Board patient information leaflets
  19. Part III: METHOD OF OBTAINING GENERAL DENTAL SERVICES
  20. 17Application for services
  21. 18Exercise of choice of dentists in certain cases
  22. Part IV: REMUNERATION OF DENTISTS
  23. 19Statement of Dental Remuneration
  24. 20Approval of payments
  25. 21Appeals against decisions of the Agency
  26. 22Drugs
  27. 23Recovery of overpayments
  28. Part V: PAYMENTS IN CONSEQUENCE OF SUSPENSION
  29. 24Interpretation
  30. 25Entitlement to payments
  31. 26Application for payments
  32. 27Amount and time of payments
  33. 28Changes of circumstances
  34. 29Overpayments
  35. Part VI: DENTAL COMMITTEE, PRIOR APPROVAL (PATTERNS OF TREATMENT) AND SURVEYS
  36. 30Constitution of the Dental Committee
  37. 31Delegation of duties to Dental Officer
  38. 32Prior approval — patterns of treatment
  39. 33Appeals against the Dental Committee
  40. 34Surveys
  41. Part VII: MISCELLANEOUS
  42. 35Publication of documents
  43. 36Service of documents
  44. 37Signatures
  45. 38Revocations
  46. Signature
  47. Schedule 1Provisions Conferring Powers Exercised in Making these Regulations
  48. Schedule 2: Terms of Service for Dentists
  49. Part I: GENERAL
  50. 1Interpretation
  51. 2Incorporation of provisions of Regulations
  52. 3General dental services
  53. Part II: CONTINUING CARE ARRANGEMENT, CAPITATION ARRANGEMENT AND TREATMENT ON REFERRAL
  54. 4A continuing care arrangement
  55. 5A capitation arrangement
  56. 6Emergency cover
  57. 7Repair or replacement of restorations
  58. 8Duration and extension of a continuing care arrangement
  59. 9Duration and extension of a capitation arrangement
  60. 10Lapse of continuing care or capitation arrangement
  61. 11Termination of a continuing care arrangement or capitation arrangement
  62. 12Referral to another dentist or to a hospital or other service
  63. 13Treatment on referral
  64. 14Inability of dentist to complete care and treatment under a continuing care arrangement or a capitation arrangement or treatment on referral
  65. 15Care and treatment summaries
  66. 16Mixing of general dental services and private care and treatment
  67. Part III: OCCASIONAL TREATMENT
  68. 17Occasional treatment
  69. 18Referral for occasional treatment
  70. Part IV: ADDITIONAL TERMS OF SERVICE FOR ALL DENTISTS
  71. 19Remuneration
  72. 20Standards of care
  73. 21General anaesthesia and sedation
  74. 22Supply of drugs
  75. 23Issue of prescription forms
  76. 24Domiciliary visits
  77. 25Records
  78. 26Prior approval of treatment
  79. 27Completion of an estimate
  80. 28Completion of care and treatment under a continuing care arrangement or a capitation arrangement or treatment on referral
  81. 29Dental auxiliaries
  82. 30Postgraduate education
  83. 31Notices
  84. Part V: ADDITIONAL TERMS OF SERVICE FOR DENTISTS OTHER THAN SALARIED DENTISTS
  85. 32Patient information leaflets
  86. 33Premises etc
  87. 34Remuneration
  88. 35Deputies and assistants
  89. 36Deputies and assistants
  90. 37Deputies and assistants
  91. 38Dentists suspended under section 28 or 32 of the Dentists Act 1984
  92. Part VI: ADDITIONAL TERMS OF SERVICE FOR SALARIED DENTISTS
  93. 39Attendance
  94. 40General anaesthetics
  95. 41Records
  96. 42Drugs
  97. 43Provision of Board patient information leaflets
  98. 44Termination of services
  99. Schedule 3
  100. Part I: Information and undertaking to be included in an application for inclusion in the dental list
  101. 1Paragraph 1
  102. 2Paragraph 2
  103. 3Paragraph 3
  104. 4Paragraph 4
  105. 5Paragraph 5
  106. 6Paragraph 6
  107. 7Paragraph 7
  108. 8Paragraph 8
  109. 9Paragraph 9
  110. 10Paragraph 10
  111. 11Paragraph 11
  112. 12Paragraph 12
  113. 13Paragraph 13
  114. IIInformation which may be included in an application for inclusion in the dental list
  115. Schedule 4: Information to be provided about care and treatment under general dental services
  116. 1Paragraph 1
  117. 2Paragraph 2
  118. 3Paragraph 3
  119. 4Paragraph 4
  120. 5Paragraph 5
  121. 6Paragraph 6
  122. 7Paragraph 7
  123. 8Paragraph 8
  124. 9Paragraph 9
  125. Schedule 5: PRIOR APPROVAL TREATMENT
  126. IITEMS OF TREATMENT
  127. Part II: CARE AND TREATMENT
  128. 1Paragraph 1
  129. 2Paragraph 2
  130. 3Paragraph 3
  131. Schedule 6: Information to be included in patient information leaflets
  132. 1Paragraph 1
  133. 2Paragraph 2
  134. Schedule 7: Information to be included in Board patient information leaflets
  135. 1Paragraph 1
  136. 2Paragraph 2
  137. Schedule 8: Dental Committee
  138. 1Paragraph 1
  139. 2Paragraph 2
  140. 3Paragraph 3
  141. 4Paragraph 4
  142. 5Paragraph 5
  143. 6Paragraph 6
  144. 7Paragraph 7
  145. 8Paragraph 8
  146. 9Paragraph 9
  147. Schedule 9Revocations
  148. Explanatory note