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The National Health Service (General Dental Services) (Scotland) Regulations 1996

S.I. 1996/177 · Made 28 January 1996

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NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, SCOTLAND

Made 28th January 1996

Laid before Parliament 19th February 1996

Coming into force 11th March 1996

The Secretary of State in exercise of powers conferred on him by sections 2(5), 25(1), (2), (2B) and (5), 28(1), 32E, 34, 105(7) and 108(1) of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978f1; and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations

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Footnotes

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1978 c. 29; section 2(5) was amended by the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19) (“the 1990 Act”), Schedule 9, paragraph 19(1); section 25(2) was amended by the Health and Medicines Act 1988 (c. 49) (“the 1988 Act”), Schedule 2, paragraph 11 and by the 1990 Act, section 40(2) and Schedule 9, paragraph 19(6) and was extended by the 1988 Act, section 17; section 25(2B) was inserted by the 1990 Act, section 40(3); section 25(5) was inserted by the Health and Social Services and Social Security Adjudications Act 1983 (c. 41), section 16; section 28(1) was amended by the National Health Service (Amendment) Act 1986 (c. 66), section 3(4); section 32E was inserted by the National Health Service (Amendment) Act 1995 (c. 31), section 8; section 105(7), which was amended by the Health Services Act 1980 (c. 53), Schedule 6, paragraph 5 and Schedule 7 and by the Health and Social Services and Social Security Adjudications Act 1983, Schedule 9, paragraph 24, contains provisions relevant to the making of Regulations; section 108(1) contains a definition of “regulations” relevant to the exercise of the statutory powers under which these Regulations are made.

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. 6Applications for vocational training numbers
  9. 7Appeal body for appeals against refusal of vocational training number
  10. 8Procedure on appeal
  11. 9Local directory of dentists
  12. 10Restrictions on the right to be included in a dental list
  13. 11Removal from dental list
  14. 12Removal from dental list on grounds of age
  15. 13Withdrawal from dental list
  16. 14Information about assistants
  17. 15Information about associateship agreements
  18. 16Transfer of continuing care and capitation arrangements
  19. 17Emergency dental services
  20. 18Arrangements for emergency cover
  21. 19Health Board patient information leaflets
  22. Part III: method of obtaining general dental services
  23. 20Application for services
  24. 21Exercise of choice of dentists in certain cases
  25. Part IV: remuneration of dentists
  26. 22Statement of Dental Remuneration
  27. 23Approval of payments
  28. 24Drugs
  29. 25Recovery of overpayments
  30. Part V: payments in consequence of suspension
  31. 26Interpretation of Part V
  32. 27Entitlement to payment
  33. 28Application for payment
  34. 29Amounts and times of payment
  35. 30Changes of circumstances
  36. 31Overpayments
  37. Part VI: payments in consequence of suspension by the tribunal
  38. 32Payments to dentists suspended by direction of the Tribunal
  39. Part VII: prior approval (patterns of treatment) and surveys
  40. 33Prior approval— patterns of treatment
  41. 34Surveys
  42. Part VIII: miscellaneous
  43. 35Publication of particulars
  44. 36Service of documents
  45. 37Signatures
  46. 38Revocations
  47. Signature
  48. Schedule 1: TERMS OF SERVICE FOR DENTISTS
  49. Part I: general
  50. 1Interpretation
  51. 2Incorporation of provisions of Regulations
  52. 3General Dental Services
  53. Part II: continuing care arrangement, capitation arrangement and treatment on referral
  54. 4A continuing care arrangement
  55. 5A capitation arrangement
  56. 6Emergency cover
  57. 7Repair or replacement of restorations
  58. 8Duration and extension of a continuing care arrangement
  59. 9Duration and extension of a capitation arrangement
  60. 10Lapse of a continuing care arrangement or a capitation arrangement
  61. 11Termination of a continuing care arrangement or a capitation arrangement
  62. 12Referral to another dentist or to a hospital or other service
  63. 13Treatment on referral
  64. 14Inability of dentist to complete care and treatment under a continuing care arrangement or a capitation arrangement or treatment on referral
  65. 15Care and treatment summaries
  66. 16Mixing of general dental services and private care and treatment
  67. Part III: occasional treatment
  68. 17Occasional treatment
  69. 18Referral for occasional treatment
  70. Part IV: additional terms of service for all dentists
  71. 19Remuneration
  72. 20Standards of care
  73. 21General anaesthesia and sedation
  74. 22Supply of drugs
  75. 23Issue of prescription forms
  76. 24Domiciliary visits
  77. 25Records
  78. 26Prior approval of care and treatment
  79. 27Completion of estimate
  80. 28Completion of care and treatment under a continuing care arrangement or a capitation arrangement or treatment on referral
  81. 29Dental auxiliaries
  82. 30Postgraduate education
  83. 31Notices
  84. Part V: additional terms of service for dentists other than salaried dentists
  85. 32Patient information leaflets
  86. 33Premises etc.
  87. 34Remuneration
  88. 35Deputies and assistants
  89. 36Deputies and assistants
  90. 37Deputies and assistants
  91. 38Dentists suspended under section 28 or 32 of the Dentists Act 1984
  92. Part VI: additional terms of service for salaried dentists
  93. 39Attendance
  94. 40General anaesthesia
  95. 41Records
  96. 42Drugs
  97. 43Provision of Health Board patient information leaflets
  98. 44Termination of services
  99. Schedule 2: APPLICATION FOR INCLUSION IN THE DENTAL LIST
  100. Part I: information and undertaking to be included in an application for inclusion in the dental list
  101. 1Paragraph 1
  102. 2Paragraph 2
  103. 3Paragraph 3
  104. 4Paragraph 4
  105. 5Paragraph 5
  106. 6Paragraph 6
  107. 7Paragraph 7
  108. 8Paragraph 8
  109. 9Paragraph 9
  110. 10Paragraph 10
  111. 11Paragraph 11
  112. 12Paragraph 12
  113. 13Paragraph 13
  114. 14Paragraph 14
  115. 15Paragraph 15
  116. IIinformation which may be included in an application for inclusion in the dental list
  117. Schedule 3: INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED ABOUT CARE AND TREATMENT UNDER GENERAL DENTAL SERVICES
  118. 1Paragraph 1
  119. 2Paragraph 2
  120. 3Paragraph 3
  121. 4Paragraph 4
  122. 5Paragraph 5
  123. 6Paragraph 6
  124. 7Paragraph 7
  125. 8Paragraph 8
  126. 9Paragraph 9
  127. Schedule 4: PRIOR APPROVAL OF CARE AND TREATMENT
  128. Iitems of treatment
  129. Part II: care and treatment
  130. 1Paragraph 1
  131. 2Paragraph 2
  132. 3Paragraph 3
  133. Schedule 5: INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN PATIENT INFORMATION LEAFLETS
  134. 1Paragraph 1
  135. 2Paragraph 2
  136. Schedule 6: INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN HEALTH BOARD PATIENT INFORMATION LEAFLETS
  137. 1Paragraph 1
  138. 2Paragraph 2
  139. Schedule 7CONSTITUENT ELEMENTS IN VOCATIONAL TRAINING
  140. Schedule 8REVOCATIONS
  141. Explanatory note