# General Dental Services Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993, Regulation 14: Emergency dental services


(1) A Board may make arrangements, with any dentist whose name is included in the dental list, for the provision of treatment for urgent cases at health premises when dentists in its area or part of its area are not normally available to provide general dental services.
(2) In this regulation an “urgent case” means any circumstances in which, in the opinion of the dentist, a patient needs immediate treatment for an acute condition.

---
Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1993/326/regulation/14 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/general-dental-services-regulations-northern-ireland-1993/regulation-14
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.