# The National Health Service (General Dental Services) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1990

S.I. 1990/2497 · made 6 December 1990

These Regulations amend the National Health Service (General Dental Services) (Scotland) Regulations 1974, which provide for the arrangements under which dentists provide general dental services as part of the National Health Service in Scotland.

Made under: National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (Section 25, Section 105, Section 108)

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## Introductory text

NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, SCOTLAND
Made 6th December 1990
Laid before Parliament 10th December 1990
Coming into force 1st January 1991
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 25(1), (2) and (5), 105(7) and 108(1) of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:

## 1 Citation commencement and interpretation

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (General Dental Services) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1990 and shall come into force on 1st January 1991.
(2) In these Regulations a reference to “the principal Regulations” is to the National Health Service (General Dental Services) (Scotland) Regulations 1974.

## 2 Amendments to the National Health Service (General Dental Services) (Scotland) Regulations 1974

(1) Regulation 36 of the principal Regulations (amounts and time of payments in consequence of suspension) shall be amended as follows:–
(a) in paragraph (1)(a)(i) for “£2,243” there is substituted “£2,478”;
(b) in paragraph (1)(a)(ii) for “£1,121” there is substituted “£1,239”;
(c) in paragraph (1)(b)(i) for “£1,121” there is substituted “£1,239”;
(d) in paragraph (1)(b)(ii) for “£2,243” there is substituted “£2,478”; and
(e) in paragraph (2) for “£117,689” in both places where it occurs there is substituted “£126,755”.
(2) In sub-paragraph (2) of paragraph 16 (Occasional treatment) of Schedule 1 (Terms of service for dentists) to the principal Regulations, for head (j) there shall be substituted the following:–
“(j) palliative treatment that is immediately necessary (including the treatment of sensitive cementum or dentine, the stoning and smoothing of the surface of a tooth, or the provisions of a temporary crown);”.

## 3 Revocation

The National Health Service (General Dental Services) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1989 are hereby revoked.

## Signature

Michael B. Forsyth
Minister of State, Scottish Office
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
6th December 1990

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the National Health Service (General Dental Services) (Scotland) Regulations 1974, which provide for the arrangements under which dentists provide general dental services as part of the National Health Service in Scotland.
Regulation 2(1) increases the amounts of, and amounts used in calculating, payments to dentists during periods when their registration under the Dentists Act 1984 (c. 24), is suspended by an interim suspension order or by a direction or order of the Health Committee of the General Dental Council.
Regulation 2(2) makes a minor adjustment to the list of items of treatment which a dentist can provide as occasional treatment.

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