1. Introductory Text

  2. PART 1 GENERAL

    1. 1.Citation, commencement and application

    2. 2.Interpretation

  3. PART 2 CONTRACTORS

    1. 3.Conditions: introductory

    2. 4.General conditions relating to all agreements

    3. 5.Additional conditions relating to agreements with dental corporations or companies limited by shares

    4. 6.Reasons

    5. 7.Appeal

  4. PART 3 PRE-AGREEMENT DISPUTE RESOLUTION

    1. 8.Pre-agreement disputes

  5. PART 4 HEALTH SERVICE BODY STATUS

    1. 9.Health service body status

  6. PART 5 AGREEMENTS: REQUIRED TERMS

    1. 10.NHS contracts

    2. 11.Additional services

    3. 12.Agreements: general

    4. 13.Units of dental activity

    5. 14.Units of orthodontic activity

    6. 14A.Units of dental activity for contractors who elect to enter into a prototype agreement

    7. 14B.Capitated patient figures for contractors who elect to enter into a prototype agreement

    8. 14C.Capitated patients

    9. 15.Under-provision of units of dental activity or units of orthodontic activity

    10. 16.Domiciliary services and sedation services

    11. 17.Finance

    12. 18.Fees, charges and financial interests of the contractor

    13. 19.Arrangements on termination

    14. 20.Other contractual terms

    15. 20A. Variation of contractual terms in respect of election to enter into a Capitation and Quality Scheme Agreement

    16. 20B.Variation of contractual terms in respect of election to enter into a Capitation and Quality Scheme 2 Agreement

    17. 20C.Variation of contractual terms in respect of election to enter into a prototype agreement

  7. PART 6 RIGHT TO A GENERAL DENTAL SERVICES CONTRACT

    1. 21.Right to a general dental services contract

  8. PART 7 TRANSITIONAL PROVISION

    1. 22.Commencement of agreement

  9. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      ADDITIONAL SERVICES

      1. PART 1 ADVANCED MANDATORY SERVICES, DOMICILIARY SERVICES AND SEDATION SERVICES

        1. 1.Provision of advanced mandatory services, domiciliary services and sedation services by the contractor

        2. 2.Referral services

        3. 3.Sedation services

      2. PART 2 ORTHODONTIC SERVICES

        1. 4.Patients to whom orthodontic services may be provided

        2. 5.Orthodontic course of treatment

        3. 6.Orthodontic treatment plans

        4. 7.Monitoring outcomes

        5. 8.Completion of orthodontic courses of treatment

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      PROVISION OF SERVICES: UNITS OF DENTAL ACTIVITY AND UNITS OF ORTHODONTIC ACTIVITY

      1. PART 1 UNITS OF DENTAL ACTIVITY

        1. 1.(1) Where the contractor provides a banded course of treatment,...

        2. 2.Where the contractor provides a charge exempt course of treatment,...

      2. PART 2 UNITS OF ORTHODONTIC ACTIVITY

        1. 3.(1) Where the contractor provides an orthodontic course of treatment...

    3. SCHEDULE 2A

      PROVISION OF SERVICES: UNITS OF DENTAL ACTIVITY WHERE A CONTRACTOR HAS ELECTED TO ENTER INTO A PROTOTYPE AGREEMENT

      1. 1.(1) Where a contractor holding a Blend A prototype agreement...

    4. SCHEDULE 3

      OTHER CONTRACTUAL TERMS

      1. PART 1 PATIENTS

        1. 1.Persons to whom mandatory services or additional services are to be provided

        2. 2.Patient preference of practitioner

        3. 3.Violent patients

        4. 4.Patients who refuse to pay NHS charges prior to the commencement of, or during, treatment

        5. 5.Irrevocable breakdown in relationship between contractor and patient

        6. 5A.Friends and Family Test

      2. PART 2 PROVISION OF SERVICES

        1. 6.Mandatory services

        2. 7.Course of treatment

        3. 8.Treatment plans

        4. 9.Completion of courses of treatment

        5. 10.Referral to another contractor, a hospital or other relevant service provider for advanced mandatory, domiciliary or sedation services

        6. 11.Mixing of services provided under the agreement with private services

        7. 12.Repair or replacement of restorations

        8. 13.Premises, facilities and equipment

        9. 14.Telephone services

        10. 15.National Institute for Clinical Excellence guidance

        11. 16.Infection control

        12. 17.Treatment under general anaesthesia: prohibition

      3. PART 3 SUPPLY OF DRUGS AND PRESCRIBING

        1. 18.General

        2. 19.Supply of drugs

        3. 20.Issue of prescription forms

        4. 21.Excessive prescribing

      4. PART 4 PERSONS WHO PERFORM SERVICES

        1. 22.Dental Practitioners

        2. 23.Dental care professionals

        3. 24.Performers: further requirements

        4. 25.Conditions for employment and engagement: dental practitioners performing dental services

        5. 26.Conditions for employment and engagement: persons performing dental services other than dental practitioners

        6. 27.Conditions for employment and engagement: all persons performing dental services

        7. 28.Conditions for employment or engagement: persons assisting in the provision of services under the agreement

        8. 29.Training

        9. 30.Level of skill

        10. 31.Appraisal and assessment

        11. 32.Sub-contracting of clinical matters

      5. PART 5 RECORDS, INFORMATION, NOTIFICATIONS AND RIGHTS OF ENTRY

        1. 33.Patient records

        2. 34.Confidentiality of personal data

        3. 35.Patient information

        4. 36.Provision of and access to information: the Board

        5. 37.Requests for information from Patients' Forums

        6. 38.Inquiries about prescriptions and referrals

        7. 39.Notification of a course of treatment, orthodontic course of treatment etc.

        8. 40.Annual report and review

        9. 41.Notifications to the Board

        10. 42.Notice provisions specific to an agreement with a dental corporation

        11. 42A.Notice provisions specific to an agreement with a company limited by shares

        12. 42B.Notice provisions specific to an agreement with a limited liability partnership

        13. 43.Notifications to patients following a variation of the agreement

        14. 43A.Notification provisions specific to prototype agreements

        15. 44.Entry and inspection by the Board

        16. 45.Entry and inspection by members of Patients' Forums

        17. 46.Entry and inspection by the Care Quality Commission

        18. 46A.Entry and viewing by Local Healthwatch organisations

      6. PART 5A COMPLAINTS RECEIVED ON OR AFTER 1ST APRIL 2009

        1. 46B.As regards complaints relating to any matter reasonably connected with...

      7. PART 6 COMPLAINTS

        1. 47.Complaints procedure

        2. 48.Making of complaints

        3. 49.Period for making complaints

        4. 50.Further requirements for complaints procedures

        5. 51.Co-operation with investigations

        6. 52.Provision of information

      8. PART 7 DISPUTE RESOLUTION

        1. 53.Local resolution of agreement disputes

        2. 54.Dispute resolution: non-NHS contracts

        3. 55.NHS dispute resolution procedure

        4. 56.Determination of dispute

        5. 57.Interpretation of Part 7

      9. PART 8 MID-YEAR REVIEW OF ACTIVITY UNDER AGREEMENTS

        1. 58.Mid-year reviews

        2. 59.Action the Board can take following a mid-year review

      10. PART 9 VARIATION AND TERMINATION OF AGREEMENTS

        1. 60.(1) Subject to paragraph 32(3), no amendment or variation shall...

        2. 61.Variation of an agreement: activity under the agreement

        3. 62.Termination by agreement

        4. 63.Termination on the death of an individual

        5. 64.Termination by the contractor

        6. 65.Late payment notices

        7. 66.Termination by the Board: general provisions

        8. 67.Termination by the Board: notice

        9. 68.Termination by the Board for the provision of untrue etc. information

        10. 69.Termination by the Board on grounds of suitability etc.

        11. 70.Termination by the Board: patient safety and material financial loss

        12. 71.Termination by the Board: remedial notices and breach notices

        13. 72.Termination by the Board: additional provisions specific to contracts with dental corporations, companies limited by shares and limited liability partnerships

        14. 73.Agreement sanctions

        15. 74.Agreement sanctions and the NHS dispute resolution procedure

        16. 75.Termination and the NHS dispute resolution procedure

      11. PART 10 MISCELLANEOUS

        1. 76.Evidence of exemption under the Act

        2. 77.Clinical governance arrangements

        3. 77A.Duty as to education and training

        4. 78.Quality assurance system

        5. 79.Insurance: negligent performance

        6. 80.Public liability insurance

        7. 81.Gifts

        8. 82.Compliance with legislation and guidance

        9. 83.Third party rights

        10. 84.Signing of documents

    5. SCHEDULE 4

      PATIENT INFORMATION LEAFLET

      2. 1.The name of the party or parties comprising the contractor....

      3. 2.In the case of an agreement with a dental corporation—...

      4. 2A.In the case of an agreement with a company limited...

      5. 2B.In the case of an agreement with a limited liability...

      6. 3.The full name of each person performing services under the...

      7. 4.In the case of each person performing dental services under...

      8. 5.Whether the contractor undertakes the teaching or training of persons...

      9. 6.The address of each of the practice premises.

      10. 7.The contractor's telephone and fax numbers and the address of...

      11. 8.Whether the practice premises have suitable access for disabled patients...

      12. 9.How to request services as a patient.

      13. 10.The rights of a patient to express a preference of...

      14. 11.The services available under the agreement.

      15. 12.The normal surgery days and hours of the practice.

      16. 13.The arrangements for dental services for the hours and days...

      17. 14.If the services in paragraph 13 are not provided by...

      18. 15.The telephone number of NHS Direct and details of NHS...

      19. 16.How patients may make a complaint or comment on the...

      20. 17.The rights and responsibilities of the patient, including keeping appointments....

      21. 18.The action that may be taken where a patient is...

      22. 19.Details of who has access to patient information (including information...

      23. 20.The name, postal and website address and telephone number of...

      24. 21.The full name, postal, email and website address, and telephone...

    6. SCHEDULE 5

      MODIFICATION OF PATIENT PROVISIONS WHERE THE CONTRACTOR IS A PRIMARY CARE TRUST

      1. 1.Paragraphs 3 and 5 of Schedule 3 shall apply as...

      2. 2.As if for paragraph 3, there were substituted the following—...

      3. 3.As if for paragraph 5, there were substituted the following—...

  11. Explanatory Note