PART 5CONTRACTS: REQUIRED TERMS
Mandatory services14
1
For the purposes of section 28L of the Act M1 (requirement to provide certain primary dental services), the services which must be provided under a general dental services contract (“mandatory services”) are described in paragraphs (2) to (4).
2
A contractor must provide to its patients, during the period specified in paragraph (3), all proper and necessary dental care and treatment which includes—
a
the care which a dental practitioner usually undertakes for a patient and which the patient is willing to undergo;
b
treatment, including urgent treatment; and
c
where appropriate, the referral of the patient for advanced mandatory services, domiciliary services, sedation services or other relevant services provided under Part 1 of the Act.
3
A contractor must provide—
a
urgent treatment; and
b
all other services described in paragraph (2),
that are necessary to meet the reasonable needs of its patients during normal surgery hours.
4
The dental care and treatment referred to in paragraph (2) includes—
a
examination;
b
diagnosis;
c
advice and planning of treatment;
d
preventative care and treatment;
e
periodontal treatment;
f
conservative treatment;
g
surgical treatment;
h
supply and repair of dental appliances;
i
the taking of radiographs;
j
the supply of listed drugs and listed appliances; and
k
the issue of prescriptions,
but it does not include additional services.