# The National Health Service (Primary Dental Services) (Amendment) Regulations 2022, Schedule 2: Sub-bands within Band 2 courses of treatment


“PART 1A
Band 2 courses of treatment – sub-bands
Sub-band 2a treatments
2A. The following Band 2 courses of treatments are within sub-band 2a—
(a) non-surgical periodontal treatment including root-planing, deep scaling, irrigation of periodontal pockets and subgingival curettage and all necessary scaling and polishing;
(b) surgical periodontal treatment, including gingivectomy, gingivoplasty or removal of an operculum;
(c) surgical periodontal treatment, including raising and replacement of a mucoperiostal flap, curettage, root planing and bone resection;
(d) free gingival grafts;
(e) sealant restorations;
(f) pulpotomy;
(g) apicectomy;
(h) transplantation of teeth;
(i) oral surgery including surgical removal of cyst, buried root, unerupted tooth, impacted tooth or exostosed tooth and alveolectomy;
(j) soft tissue surgery in relation to the buccal cavity and lips;
(k) frenectomy, frenoplasty and frenotomy;
(l) relining and rebasing dentures including soft linings;
(m) addition of tooth, clasp, labial or buccal flange to dentures;
(n) splints (other than laboratory fabricated splints) in relation to periodontally compromised teeth and in connection with external trauma;
(o) bite raising appliances (other than laboratory fabricated appliances);
(p) permanent fillings in amalgam, composite resin, synthetic resin, glass ionomer, compomers, silicate or silico-phosphate, including acid etch retention, if delivered to less than 3 teeth in single course of treatment;
(q) extraction of one or two teeth; and
(r) endodontic treatment of any retained deciduous teeth.
Sub-band 2b treatments
2B. The following Band 2 courses of treatments are within sub-band 2b—
(a) permanent fillings in amalgam, composite resin, synthetic resin, glass ionomer, compomers, silicate or silico-phosphate, including acid etch retention, if delivered to 3 or more teeth in single course of treatment;
(b) endodontic treatment of any permanent teeth, excluding molar teeth; and
(d) extraction of three or more teeth.
Sub-band 2c treatments
2C. The Band 2 course of treatment within sub-band 2c is endodontic treatment of permanent molar teeth.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2022/1132/schedule/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-primary-dental-services-amendment-regulations-2022/schedule-2
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