PART IIPILOT SCHEMES FOR PRIMARY CARE

Preparation and making of pilot schemes

Provision of personal dental services under a pilot scheme5

1

This Article applies to any pilot scheme under which personal dental services are provided.

2

An agreement which constitutes, or is one of the agreements which together constitute, a pilot scheme may be made by a board only with one or more of the following—

a

an HSS trust;

b

a dental practitioner whose name is included in a dental list;

c

an HSS employee or a pilot scheme employee;

d

a qualifying body;

e

an individual who is providing personal dental services under that or another pilot scheme.

3

In this Article—

  • “dental list” means a list prepared in accordance with regulations under Article 61(2)(a) of the 1972 Order;

  • “HSS employee” means an individual who, in connection with the provision of health services, is employed by—

    1. a

      an HSS trust;

    2. b

      a dental practitioner whose name is included in a dental list; or

    3. c

      a dental practitioner who is providing personal dental services in accordance with a pilot scheme;

  • “pilot scheme employee” means an individual who, in connection with the provision of personal dental services in accordance with a pilot scheme, is employed by an individual providing those services;

  • “qualifying body” means—

    1. a

      a body corporate which, in accordance with the provisions of Part IV of the [1984 c. 24.] Dentists Act 1984, is entitled to carry on the business of dentistry; or

    2. b

      a company which is limited by shares all of which are legally and beneficially owned by persons falling within sub-paragraph (a), (b), (c) or (e) of paragraph (2).