art 10 Number of units of dental activity
(1) The number of units of dental activity to be provided by the contractor under a general dental services contract entered into under Chapter 1 will be determined in accordance with— (a) paragraphs (2) to (8) in the case of entitlement to a general dental services contract under article 4 or 5; or (b) paragraphs (5) to (7) in the case of entitlement to a general dental services contract under article 6. (2) The Local Health Board will, by— (a) analysing the data it holds in respect of the care and treatment provided under section 35 arrangements during the year 1 October 2004 to 30 September 2005 by the person or persons with whom the contract is to be entered into; (b) categorising that care and treatment in accordance with Schedules 1 to 4 of the NHS Charges Regulations, and the principles set out in regulation 4(2) to (5) of those Regulations; and (c) reference to the conversion criteria to units of dental activity specified in Part 1 of Schedule 2 to the GDS Contracts Regulations, calculate how many units of dental activity is the equivalent to the care and treatment provided by that person or persons during the year 1 October 2004 to 30 September 2005. (3) For the purposes of analysing the data in cases where a patient was accepted for care and treatment under a capitation arrangement, the Local Health Board will make an assumption that two clinical examinations have taken place during the year 1 October 2004 to 30 September 2005. (4) The Local Health Board will reduce the number of units of dental activity calculated in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3) by 10 per cent in order to determine how many units of dental activity the contractor will provide in each financial year. (5) Where— (a) data does not exist for the period specified in paragraph (2)(a); or (b) data does exist, but it is appropriate to adjust the data, the contractor and the Local Health Board will agree the number of units of dental activity to be provided. (6) Where the contractor and the Local Health Board cannot agree the number of units of dental activity as provided for in paragraph (5), the general dental services contract will state this to be the case, and will specify a number of units of dental activity which is determined by the Local Health Board. (7) In determining the number of units of dental activity to be specified under paragraph (6), the Local Health Board will have regard to any data it holds regarding the amount of care and treatment provided under section 35 arrangements or, as the case may be, the pilot scheme agreement, by the person or persons with whom the general dental services contract is to be entered into in the period since 1 October 2004. (8) Nothing in paragraphs (2) to (4) will prevent the contracting parties agreeing that the contractor will provide a number of units of dental activity that is higher or lower than the number calculated in accordance with those paragraphs.