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The National Health Service (General Dental Services) Regulations 1992

S.I. 1992/661 · Made 10 March 1992

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NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES

Made 10th March 1992

Laid before Parliament 11th March 1992

Coming into force 1st April 1992

The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of powers conferred by sections 15(1)(b), 35(1) and (4), 36(1) and (3), 37(1)(a), (1A) and (1C), 43(1), 50 and 126(4) of the National Health Service Act 1977f1 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:—

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1977 c. 49; in section 128(1) see the definitions of “prescribed” and “regulations”. Section 15(1)(b) was amended by the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19) (“the 1990 Act”), section 12. Section 35(1) was substituted by S.I. 1985/39, article 7(9). Section 36 was amended by S.I. 1981/432, article 3(3), the Health and Social Security Act 1984 (c. 48), section 5(4) and Schedule 3, paragraph 5, S.I. 1985/39, article 7(10), the Health and Medicines Act 1988 (c. 49) (“the 1988 Act”), section 25(1) and Schedule 2, paragraph 4 and the 1990 Act, section 24 and was extended by section 17 of the 1988 Act. Section 37 was renumbered so as to become section 37(1) by section 12(2) of, section 37(1)(a) was amended by section 25 of, and Schedule 3 to, and subsections (1A) and (1C) were inserted by section 12(3), of the 1988 Act. Section 43(1) was amended by the Health Services Act 1980 (c. 53), section 21(2) and Schedule 1, paragraph 55, S.I. 1985/39, article 7(15) and the 1990 Act, section 66(1) and Schedule 9, paragraph 18(2). Section 126(4) was amended by the 1990 Act, section 65(2).

Contents

  1. Part I: GENERAL
  2. 1Citation and commencement
  3. 2Interpretation
  4. Part II: GENERAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR PROVISION OF GENERAL DENTAL SERVICES
  5. 3Terms of service
  6. 4Dental list
  7. 5Application for inclusion in the dental list
  8. 6Local directory of dentists
  9. 7Restrictions on the right to be included in a dental list
  10. 8Removal from dental list
  11. 9Removal from dental list on grounds of age
  12. 10Withdrawal from dental list
  13. 11Information about assistants
  14. 12Information about associateship agreements
  15. 13Transfer of continuing care and capitation arrangements
  16. 14Emergency dental services
  17. 15Arrangements for emergency cover
  18. 16FHSA patient information leaflets
  19. Part III: METHOD OF OBTAINING GENERAL DENTAL SERVICES
  20. 17Application for services
  21. 18Exercise of choice of dentists in certain cases
  22. Part IV: REMUNERATION OF DENTISTS
  23. 19Statement of Dental Remuneration
  24. 20Approval of payments
  25. 21Drugs
  26. 22Recovery of overpayments
  27. Part V: PAYMENTS IN CONSEQUENCE OF SUSPENSION
  28. 23Interpretation
  29. 24Entitlement to payments
  30. 25Application for payments
  31. 26Amount and time of payments
  32. 27Changes of circumstances
  33. 28Overpayments
  34. Part VI: PRIOR APPROVAL (PATTERNS OF TREATMENT) AND SURVEYS
  35. 29Prior approval — patterns of treatment
  36. 30Surveys
  37. Part VII: MISCELLANEOUS
  38. 31Publication of documents
  39. 32Service of documents
  40. 33Signatures
  41. 34Revocations
  42. 35Transitional provisions
  43. Signature
  44. Schedule 1: TERMS OF SERVICE FOR DENTISTS ARRANGEMENT OF PARAGRAPHS
  45. Part I: General
  46. 1Paragraph 1
  47. 2Paragraph 2
  48. 3Paragraph 3
  49. Part II: Continuing care arrangement, capitation arrangement and treatment on referral
  50. 4Paragraph 4
  51. 5Paragraph 5
  52. 6Paragraph 6
  53. 7Paragraph 7
  54. 8Paragraph 8
  55. 9Paragraph 9
  56. 10Paragraph 10
  57. 11Paragraph 11
  58. 12Paragraph 12
  59. 13Paragraph 13
  60. 14Paragraph 14
  61. 15Paragraph 15
  62. 16Paragraph 16
  63. Part III: Occasional treatment
  64. 17Paragraph 17
  65. 18Paragraph 18
  66. Part IV: Additional terms of service for all dentists
  67. 19Paragraph 19
  68. 20Paragraph 20
  69. 21Paragraph 21
  70. 22Paragraph 22
  71. 23Paragraph 23
  72. 24Paragraph 24
  73. 25Paragraph 25
  74. 26Paragraph 26
  75. 27Paragraph 27
  76. 28Paragraph 28
  77. 29Paragraph 29
  78. 30Paragraph 30
  79. 31Paragraph 31
  80. Part V: Additional terms of service for dentists other than salaried dentists
  81. 32Paragraph 32
  82. 33Paragraph 33
  83. 34Paragraph 34
  84. 35—37Paragraph 35—37
  85. 38Paragraph 38
  86. Part VI: Additional terms of service for salaried dentists
  87. 39Paragraph 39
  88. 40Paragraph 40
  89. 41Paragraph 41
  90. 42Paragraph 42
  91. 43Paragraph 43
  92. 44Paragraph 44
  93. Part I: GENERAL
  94. 1Interpretation
  95. 2Incorporation of provisions of Regulations
  96. 3General dental services
  97. Part II: CONTINUING CARE ARRANGEMENT, CAPITATION ARRANGEMENT AND TREATMENT ON REFERRAL
  98. 4A continuing care arrangement
  99. 5A capitation arrangement
  100. 6Emergency cover
  101. 7Repair or replacement of restorations
  102. 8Duration and extension of a continuing care arrangement
  103. 9Duration and extension of a capitation arrangement
  104. 10Lapse of continuing care or capitation arrangement
  105. 11Termination of a continuing care arrangement or a capitation arrangement
  106. 12Referral to another dentist or to a hospital or other service
  107. 13Treatment on referral
  108. 14Inability of dentist to complete care and treatment under a continuing care arrangement or a capitation arrangement or treatment on referral
  109. 15Care and treatment summaries
  110. 16Mixing of general dental services and private care and treatment
  111. Part III: OCCASIONAL TREATMENT
  112. 17Paragraph 17
  113. 18Referral for occasional treatment
  114. Part IV: ADDITIONAL TERMS OF SERVICE FOR ALL DENTISTS
  115. 19Remuneration
  116. 20Standards of care
  117. 21General anaesthesia and sedation
  118. 22Supply of drugs
  119. 23Issue of prescription forms
  120. 24Domiciliary visits
  121. 25Records
  122. 26Prior approval of treatment
  123. 27Completion of an estimate
  124. 28Completion of care and treatment under a continuing care arrangement or a capitation arrangement or treatment on referral
  125. 29Dental auxiliaries
  126. 30Postgraduate education
  127. 31Notices
  128. Part V: ADDITIONAL TERMS OF SERVICE FOR DENTISTS OTHER THAN SALARIED DENTISTS
  129. 32Patient information leaflets
  130. 33Premises etc
  131. 34Remuneration
  132. 35Deputies and assistants
  133. 36Deputies and assistants
  134. 37Deputies and assistants
  135. 38Dentists suspended under section 28 or 32 of the Dentists Act 1984
  136. Part VI: ADDITIONAL TERMS OF SERVICE FOR SALARIED DENTISTS
  137. 39Attendance
  138. 40General anaesthetics
  139. 41Records
  140. 42Drugs
  141. 43Provision of FHSA patient information leaflets
  142. 44Termination of services
  143. Schedule 2
  144. Part I: Information and undertaking to be included in an application for inclusion in the dental list
  145. 1Paragraph 1
  146. 2Paragraph 2
  147. 3Paragraph 3
  148. 4Paragraph 4
  149. 5Paragraph 5
  150. 6Paragraph 6
  151. 7Paragraph 7
  152. 8Paragraph 8
  153. 9Paragraph 9
  154. 10Paragraph 10
  155. 11Paragraph 11
  156. 12Paragraph 12
  157. 13Paragraph 13
  158. IIInformation which may be included in an application for inclusion in the dental list
  159. Schedule 3
  160. 1Information to be provided about care and treatment under general dental services
  161. 2Information to be provided about care and treatment under general dental services
  162. 3Information to be provided about care and treatment under general dental services
  163. 4Information to be provided about care and treatment under general dental services
  164. 5Information to be provided about care and treatment under general dental services
  165. 6Information to be provided about care and treatment under general dental services
  166. 7Information to be provided about care and treatment under general dental services
  167. 8Information to be provided about care and treatment under general dental services
  168. 9Information to be provided about care and treatment under general dental services
  169. Schedule 4: PRIOR APPROVAL TREATMENT
  170. IItems of treatment
  171. Part II: Care and treatment
  172. 1Paragraph 1
  173. 2Paragraph 2
  174. 3Paragraph 3
  175. Schedule 5: INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN PATIENT INFORMATION LEAFLETS
  176. 1Paragraph 1
  177. 2Paragraph 2
  178. Schedule 6: INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN FHSA PATIENT INFORMATION LEAFLETS
  179. 1Paragraph 1
  180. 2Paragraph 2
  181. Schedule 7REVOCATIONS
  182. Explanatory note