The National Health Service (General Dental Services) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 1990

Substitution of regulation 8 of the principal Regulations

5.  For regulation 8 of the principal Regulations (arrangements to complete treatment) there is substituted the following regulation:—

“Arrangements to complete care and treatment

8.— (1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), where a dentist who is providing care and treatment for patients under continuing care arrangements or capitation arrangements ceases to have his name included in the dental list, the Health Board may, after consultation with the area dental committee and with the agreement of the patients concerned, make arrangements with one or more dentists (whose names are included in the dental list) for the continuing care arrangements or capitation arrangements to be transferred to that or those dentists.

(2) Where a dentist has died and his name remains on the dental list in accordance with the proviso to regulation 6(1), the Health Board shall, subject to the agreement of the patients concerned, make arrangements with the dentist appointed by the personal representatives of the deceased dentist for the care and treatment under any continuing care arrangements or capitation arrangements entered into by the deceased dentist to be provided by that dentist.”.