# The National Health Service (Dental Charges) Regulations 1989, Regulation 6: Making and recovery of charges


(1) Where any charge is payable under section 78 of the Act in respect of the supply of a dental appliance under the Act otherwise than as part of general dental services, the Secretary of State or health authority may–
(a) on arranging to supply it, make the appropriate charge; and
(b) on supplying it or having it available for supply, recover the appropriate charge from the patient (if it has not previously been paid).
(2) In providing general dental services for which a charge may be made under section 78 or section 79 of the Act, a dental practitioner–
(a) may, on arranging to provide the service, make the appropriate charge;
(b) shall require the patient to acknowledge, on the appropriate part of the dental estimate form, and before that form is sent to the Board, his obligation to pay a charge which is made;
(c) may, on providing the service, recover the charge from the patient (if it has not previously been paid); and
(d) shall, on receiving a sum in payment (in full or in part) of the charge, give a receipt for it on a form provided for that purpose by the Family Practitioner Committee or a form to the like effect.
(3) Where a declaration in support of a claim for exemption has been made under regulation 5(2)(a) but the claim is not substantiated, and in consequence of the claim a dental practitioner has not recovered a charge in respect of an appliance supplied or other services provided, the Family Practitioner Committee may recover the charge from the person who made the declaration (whether or not the obligation to pay has been acknowledged).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1989/394/regulation/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-dental-charges-regulations-1989/regulation-6
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