The National Health Service (Primary Dental Services) (Amendment) Regulations 2022

Regulations 2(2)(b) and 4(2)(b)

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.”