{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-general-dental-services-scotland-amendment-regulations-2017/regulation-4",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-general-dental-services-scotland-amendment-regulations-2017/regulation-4.json",
  "legislation": "ssi/2017/289",
  "legislation_title": "The National Health Service (General Dental Services) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2017",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-general-dental-services-scotland-amendment-regulations-2017",
  "path": "regulation/4",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "After regulation 5 insert—\n“Mandatory training\n5A. (1) A dentist who falls within paragraph (3) must have satisfactorily completed Part 2 training before making an application under regulation 5.\n(2) A dentist who does not fall within paragraph (3) but who falls within paragraph (4), (5), (6) or (7) must have satisfactorily completed—\n(a) Part 1 training; and\n(b) Part 2 training,\nbefore making an application under regulation 5.\n(3) A dentist falls within this paragraph if that dentist is applying under regulation 5 for inclusion either in sub-part A of the first part, or in the second part, of a dental list and—\n(a) is included in an equivalent list in England, Wales or Northern Ireland; and\n(b) has not, throughout the 12 months preceding the application—\n(i) been included in sub-part A of the first part, or in the second part, of a dental list; and\n(ii) provided or assisted in the provision of general dental services.\n(4) A dentist falls within this paragraph if that dentist is applying under regulation 5 for inclusion in sub-part A of the first part of a dental list and—\n(a) has never previously been included in sub-part A of the first part of a dental list;\n(b) is not currently undertaking Dental Core Training;\n(c) will not commence Dental Core Training or Specialty Training within 2 months following inclusion in sub-part A of the first part of a dental list; and\n(d) has not, throughout the 12 months preceding the application—\n(i) been included in the second part of a dental list; and\n(ii) assisted in the provision of general dental services.\n(5) A dentist falls within this paragraph if that dentist is applying under regulation 5 for inclusion in the second part of a dental list and—\n(a) has never previously been included in the second part of a dental list;\n(b) will not commence vocational training within 2 months following inclusion in the second part of a dental list; and\n(c) has not, throughout the 12 months preceding the application—\n(i) been included in sub-part A of the first part of a dental list; and\n(ii) provided general dental services.\n(6) A dentist falls within this paragraph if that dentist—\n(a) was previously included in sub-part A of the first part of a dental list;\n(b) has not, at any point during the 12 months preceding the application, been included in that part of a dental list; and\n(c) is applying under regulation 5 for inclusion in that part of a dental list.\n(7) A dentist falls within this paragraph if that dentist—\n(a) was previously included in the second part of a dental list;\n(b) has not, at any point during the 12 months preceding the application, been included in that part of a dental list; and\n(c) is applying under regulation 5 for inclusion in that part of a dental list.\n(8) A dentist who falls within paragraph (3), (4), (5), (6), or (7) must have satisfactorily completed a test of knowledge within 6 weeks of the completion of training under paragraph (1) or (2) before making an application under regulation 5.”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 4 in force at 26.10.2017, see reg. 1(2)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2017/289/regulation/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T21:16:56.208452+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}