# The National Health Service (Performers Lists) (Wales) Regulations 2026, Regulation 33: Interpretation


In this Part—
“approved trainer” (“hyfforddwr cymeradwy”) means a dental practitioner—
(a) who is included in a dental performers list, and
(b) who has been approved for a specified period, which has not elapsed, by HEIW as having the requisite skills and suitable practice facilities to act as a trainer;
“community dental service” (“gwasanaeth deintyddol cymunedol”) means dental services provided under—
(a) section 3(1)(c) of the 2006 Act;
(b) in England, section 3(1)(d) of the National Health Service Act 2006;
(c) in Scotland, sections 1 and 39(2) of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978;
(d) in Northern Ireland, articles 5(1)(c) and 9(1A) of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972;
“contractor” (“contractwr”) means—
(a) a person within the meaning of “contractor” in section 57(4) of the 2006 Act, or
(b) a person providing primary dental services under section 64 arrangements;
“HEIW” (“AaGIC”) means Health Education and Improvement Wales, the Special Health Authority established by article 2 of the Health Education and Improvement Wales (Establishment and Constitution) Order 2017;
“Interim Orders Committee” (“Pwyllgor Gorchmynion Interim”) means the Interim Orders Committee of the General Dental Council;
“NWSSP Committee” (“Pwyllgor PCGC”) means NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership, established by the Velindre National Health Service Trust Shared Services Committee (Wales) Regulations 2012;
“personal dental services” (“gwasanaethau deintyddol personol”) means personal dental services provided under Part 1 of the National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997 (pilot schemes for primary care);
“Practice Committee” (“Pwyllgor Ymarfer”) has the meaning given in section 2(3) of the Dentists Act 1984 (Committees of the Council);
“relevant scheme” (“cynllun perthnasol”) means, in relation to a dental practitioner, the scheme in respect of which the dental practitioner is applying to be included in a dental performers list;
“scheme” (“cynllun”) means an arrangement to provide primary dental services—
(a) under a general dental services contract within the meaning of section 57(2) of the 2006 Act (general dental services contracts), or
(b) in accordance with section 64 arrangements;
“section 64 arrangements” (“trefniadau adran 64”) has the meaning given in section 64(7) of the 2006 Act (arrangements for the provision of primary dental services);
“Velindre University NHS Trust” (“Ymddiriedolaeth GIG Prifysgol Felindre”) means the NHS trust established by article 2 of the Velindre National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1993.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2026/63/regulation/33 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-performers-lists-wales-regulations-2026/regulation-33
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