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SCHEDULE 2E+WPROVISION OF SERVICES: UNITS OF DENTAL ACTIVITY AND UNITS OF ORTHODONTIC ACTIVITY

PART 1E+WUNITS OF DENTAL ACTIVITY

1.—[F1(1) Where the contractor provides-—E+W

(a)a Band 1 or Band 3 course of treatment; or

(b)a sub-band of a Band 2 course of treatment as set out in Part 1A of this Schedule,

the contractor provides the number of units of dental activity specified in the appropriate row of Table A.]

(2) Where a banded course of treatment is commenced but not completed for whatever reason, the appropriate number of units of dental activity provided shall be calculated on the basis of the components of the course of the treatment which has been—

(a)completed;

(b)commenced but not completed.

[F2(3) Where a patient is referred by the contractor for advanced mandatory services to another provider of primary dental services, the appropriate number of units of dental activity provided by—

(a)that contractor; and

(b)the other provider of primary dental services, if that provider is also a contractor,

must be calculated on the basis of the components of the course of treatment which they actually provide, notwithstanding that the treatment constitutes a single banded course of treatment for charging purposes.]

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2.  Where the contractor provides a charge exempt course of treatment, the contractor provides the number of units of dental activity specified in the appropriate row of Table B.E+W

[F3Table A

Units of dental activity provided under the contract in respect of banded courses of treatment

Type of course of treatmentSub-bandUnits of dental activity provided
Band 1 course of treatment (excluding urgent treatment)-1.0
Band 1 course of treatment (urgent treatment only)-1.2
Band 2 course of treatment2a course of treatment3.0
2b course of treatment5.0
2c course of treatment7.0
Band 3 course of treatment-12.0]

Table B

Units of dental activity provided under the agreement in respect of charge exempt courses of treatment

Type of charge exempt course of treatmentUnits of dental activity provided
F4. . .F5. . .
Repair of a dental appliance (denture)1.0
Repair of a dental appliance (bridge)1.2
Removal of sutures1.0
Arrest of bleeding1.2
[F6Conservation treatment of deciduous teeth in a patient who is aged under18 years at the beginning of a course of treatment] [F73.0]

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