The Care Standards Act 2000 (Extension of the Application of Part 2 to Private Dental Practices) (Wales) Regulations 2017

Title, commencement and application

1.—(1) The title of these Regulations is the Care Standards Act 2000 (Extension of the Application of Part 2 to Private Dental Practices) (Wales) Regulations 2017.

(2) These Regulations come into force on 31 March 2017.

(3) These Regulations apply in relation to Wales.

Interpretation

2.  In these Regulations—

“the Act” (“y Ddeddf”) means the Care Standards Act 2000;

“dental care professional” (“proffesiynolyn gofal deintyddol”) means—

(a)

a dental hygienist;

(b)

a dental therapist; or

(c)

a clinical dental technician;

“dental hygienist” (“hylenydd deintyddol”), “dental therapist” (“therapydd deintyddol”) and “clinical dental technician” (“technegydd deintyddol clinigol”) mean persons registered as such with the General Dental Council in the dental care professionals register established under section 36B of the Dentists Act 1984(1);

“dental services” (“gwasanaethau deintyddol”) means dental care and treatment provided by a dentist;

“dentist” (“deintydd”) means a person registered in the dentist’s register kept in accordance with section 14 of the Dentists Act 1984;

“private dental practice” (“practis deintyddol preifat”)(2) means an undertaking which consists or includes the provision of—

(a)

private dental services by a dentist, or

(b)

relevant professional services by a dental care professional, otherwise than for the purposes of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006(3);

“private dental services” (“gwasanaethau deintyddol preifat”) means dental services otherwise than for the purposes of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006;

“relevant professional services” (“gwasanaethau proffesiynol perthnasol”) means the provision of professional services in accordance with the full scope of practice of a dental care professional, otherwise than in accordance with prescription from a dentist but does not include—

(a)

the provision of tooth whitening services by a dental hygienist or a dental therapist, and

(b)

the provision and maintenance of dentures for dentate patients(4) by a clinical dental technician.

Application of Part 2 of the Act to persons carrying on or managing a private dental practice

3.—(1) A person who carries on or manages a private dental practice is prescribed for the purposes of section 42(1) of the Act.

(2) The following provisions of Part 2 of the Act apply to persons prescribed by paragraph (1) and, where relevant, with the modifications specified in the Schedule—

(a) section 12(2);

(b) section 14(1)(d);

(c) section 15(3) and (5);

(d) section 16(1) and (3);

(e) section 22;

(f) section 23(1) to (3);

(g) section 25(1);

(h) section 30ZA;

(i) section 30ZB;

(j) section 30A(1), (3) and (4);

(k) section 33;

(l) section 34;

(m) section 35;

(n) section 36(3) and (4).

Vaughan Gething

Cabinet Secretary for Health, Well-being and Sport, one of the Welsh Ministers

23 February 2017