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Paragraph 12 Referral to another dentist or to a hospital or other service

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(1)

Where a patient requires particular care and treatment under a continuing care arrangement or a capitation arrangement and the dentist with whom the patient has made the arrangement does not have the necessary facilities, experience or expertise to provide that care and treatment, he shall, if the patient agrees, refer him in accordance with sub-paragraph (2) for the provision of that care and treatment by another dentist under general dental services or by a hospital or other service provided under Part II of the Order.

(2)

In referring a patient under sub-paragraph (1) to another dentist or to a hospital or other service for that care and treatment, the dentist shall—

(a)

give—

(i)

details of the oral condition of the patient and the reason for the referral, and

(ii)

if relevant to the referral, details of the care and treatment he has provided or intends to provide in order to secure and maintain the patient's oral health, to that other dentist or, as the case may be, that hospital or other service, either at the time of referral or as soon as practicable afterwards;

(b)

include with those details a statement of the amount paid to him by the patient under the Dental Charges Regulations in respect of any care and treatment already provided in the course of the care and treatment during which the referral is made; and

(c)

indicate in his claim for remuneration in respect of that course of care and treatment that the patient has been referred for the required care and treatment.