# The National Health Service (General Dental Services) Amendment (No. 4) Regulations 2001

S.I. 2001/1746 · made 8 May 2001

These Regulations further amend the National Health Service (General Dental Services) Regulations 1992 (S.I. 1992/661) (“the 1992 Regulations”) which regulate the terms on which general dental services are provided under the National Health Service Act 1977.

Made under: National Health Service Act 1977 (Section 15, Section 35, Section 36, Section 37, Section 126)

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## Introductory text

NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND
Made 8th May 2001
Laid before Parliament 8th May 2001
Coming into force 29th May 2001
The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 15(1), 35(1), 36(1), 37(1) and 126(4) of the National Health Service Act 1977 hereby makes the following Regulations:

## 1 Citation, commencement and extent

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (General Dental Services) Amendment (No. 4) Regulations 2001 and shall come into force on 29th May 2001.
(2) These Regulations extend to England only.

## 2 Amendment of the National Health Service (General Dental Services) Regulations 1992

In Schedule 1 to the National Health Service (General Dental Services) Regulations 1992 (terms of service for dentists), for paragraph 17 (occasional treatment) substitute—
“17 (1) Whether or not a patient has entered into a continuing care arrangement or capitation arrangement with another dentist, a dentist who is not acting on behalf of that dentist may provide any of the items listed in sub-paragraph (2) as occasional treatment.
(2) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1) the listed items are—
(a) the assessment of, and the giving of advice to, a patient,
(b) the issuing of a prescription,
(c) a radiographic examination and radiological report,
(d) the dressing of deciduous or permanent teeth and other palliative treatment,
(e) the repair and refixing of inlays, crowns and bridges,
(f) the extraction of deciduous or permanent teeth,
(g) the provision of post-operative care,
(h) the provision of sedation,
(i) the provision, replacement, repair or alteration of dentures or other dental appliances,
(j) urgent treatment for acute conditions of the gingivae or oral mucosa, including treatment for pericoronitis or for ulcers and herpetic lesions, and any necessary oral hygiene instruction in connection with such treatment,
(k) any treatment immediately necessary as a result of trauma,
(l) domiciliary visits and recalled attendance,
(m) conservative treatment of permanent or retained deciduous teeth, including root fillings, and
(n) in respect of patients aged under 18, conservative treatment of deciduous teeth.
(3) Where the dentist, due to any cause beyond his control, is unable to complete a course of occasional treatment which he has commenced, he shall forthwith notify the Board in writing of the extent of the occasional treatment he has provided and the reason he is unable to complete the remainder of the treatment.”.

## Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health
Hunt
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department of Health
8th May 2001

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations further amend the National Health Service (General Dental Services) Regulations 1992 (S.I. 1992/661) (“the 1992 Regulations”) which regulate the terms on which general dental services are provided under the National Health Service Act 1977.
The Regulations further amend Schedule 1 to the 1992 Regulations, which sets out the terms of service applicable to dentists who are on a Health Authority’s dental list. For paragraph 17 of that Schedule, which deals with occasional treatment, a new paragraph is substituted which enables a greater range of occasional treatments to be provided.

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