(1)The Council may incur expenditure for the purposes of investigating and resolving dental complaints.
(2)In this section “dental complaints” means complaints made by users of the services of registered dentists or the services of registered dental care professionals about—
(a)the dental services provided by a registered dentist, a registered dental care professional or a body corporate carrying on the business of dentistry; or
(b)the goods or materials provided to persons, or the facilities provided for persons, using those dental services.
(3)The Council may also incur expenditure for the purposes of assisting the parties to the dental complaint in reaching a satisfactory resolution of that complaint.]
Textual Amendments
F1Ss. 2A-2D inserted (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(4)-(7) of the amending S.I. (see the London Gazette, issue nos. 57734, 57975, 58050 and 58769, dated respectively 19.8.2005, 5.6.2006, 21.7.2006 and 18.7.2008)) by The Dentists Act 1984 (Amendment) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/2011), art. 5 (with Sch. 7) (with transitional provisions in S.I. 2006/1671)