The National Health Service (Dental Charges, General Dental Services Contracts and Personal Dental Services Agreements) Amendment Regulations 2007

• Citation: S.I. 2007/544
• Sections: 5

Section 1 Citation, commencement and application

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (Dental Charges, General Dental Services Contracts and Personal Dental Services Agreements) Amendment Regulations 2007 and shall come into force on 1st April 2007.

(2) These Regulations apply in relation to England only .

Section 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations—

“ Dental Charges Regulations ” means the National Health Service (Dental Charges) Regulations 2005 ;

“ GDS Regulations ” means the National Health Service (General Dental Services Contracts) Regulations 2005 ; and

“ PDS Regulations ” means the National Health Service (Personal Dental Services Agreements) Regulations 2005 .

Section 3 Amendments to the Dental Charges Regulations

(1) In regulation 4 of the Dental Charges Regulations (calculation of charges)—

(a) in paragraph (1), for £15.50 substitute £15.90;

(b) in paragraph (2), for £42.40 substitute £43.60;

(c) in paragraph (3), for £189.00 substitute £194.00;

(d) in paragraph (4), for £189.00 substitute £194.00; and

(e) in paragraph (5), for £15.50 substitute £15.90.

(2) In Schedule 3 to the Dental Charges Regulations (Band 3 Charges – Provision of Appliances) in paragraph (m), after the word “other” insert “non-metallic”.

Section 4 Amendment to the GDS Regulations

In Schedule 2 to the GDS Regulations (units of dental activity), in paragraph 2, in Table B—

(a) below the last entry in the first column (type of charge exempt course of treatment) add the following entry—

Conservation treatment of deciduous teeth in a patient who is aged under18 years at the beginning of a course of treatment

(b) below the last entry in the second column (units of dental activity provided) add the following entry—

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Section 5 Amendment to the PDS Regulations

In Schedule 2 to the PDS Regulations (units of dental activity), in paragraph 2, in Table B—

(a) below the last entry in the first column (type of charge exempt course of treatment) add the following entry—

Conservation treatment of deciduous teeth in a patient who is aged under18 years at the beginning of a course of treatment

(b) below the last entry in the second column (units of dental activity provided) add the following entry—

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