Regulation 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^f1 (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.”.