Regulation 5 Making and recovery of charges
Where any charge is payable under section 78 of the Act in respect of the supply of a dental appliance the dental practitioner who, as part of general dental services, or the health authority which, under the Act, supplies or is to supply the appliance may—
on arranging to supply it, make the appropriate charge; and
on supplying it or having it available for supply, recover the appropriate charge from the patient (if it has not previously been paid).
Where any charge is payable under section 79 of the Act in respect of a service the dental practitioner who provides or is to provide the service may—
on arranging to provide it, make the appropriate charge; and
on providing it, recover the appropriate charge from the patient (if it has not previously been paid).