The National Health Service (Personal Dental Services Agreements) Regulations 2005

Regulations 13 and 14

SCHEDULE 2 E+W PROVISION OF SERVICES: UNITS OF DENTAL ACTIVITY AND UNITS OF ORTHODONTIC ACTIVITY

PART 1 E+W UNITS OF DENTAL ACTIVITY

1.—(1) Where the contractor provides a banded course of treatment, the contractor provides the number of units of dental activity specified in the appropriate row of Table A. E+W

(2) Where a banded course of treatment is commenced but not completed for whatever reason, the appropriate number of units of dental activity provided shall be calculated on the basis of the components of the course of the treatment which has been—

(a) completed;

(b) commenced but not completed.

[F1 (3) Where a patient is referred by the contractor for advanced mandatory services to another provider of primary dental services, the appropriate number of units of dental activity provided by—

(a) that contractor; and

(b) the other provider of primary dental services, if that provider is also a contractor,

must be calculated on the basis of the components of the course of treatment which they actually provide, notwithstanding that the treatment constitutes a single banded course of treatment for charging purposes.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 2 para. 1(3) inserted (1.4.2014) by The National Health Service Primary Dental Services (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/443), regs. 1, 4(3)

2.  Where the contractor provides a charge exempt course of treatment, the contractor provides the number of units of dental activity specified in the appropriate row of Table B. E+W

Table A

Units of dental activity provided under the agreement in respect of banded courses of treatment.

Type of course of treatment	Units of dental activity provided
Band 1 course of treatment (excluding urgent treatment)	1.0
Band 1 course of treatment (urgent treatment only)	1.2
Band 2 course of treatment	3.0
Band 3 course of treatment	12.0

Table B

Units of dental activity provided under the agreement in respect of charge exempt courses of treatment

Type of charge exempt course of treatment	Units of dental activity provided
F2 . . .	F3 . . .
Repair of a dental appliance (denture)	1.0
Repair of a dental appliance (bridge)	1.2
Removal of sutures	1.0
Arrest of bleeding	1.2
[F4 Conservation treatment of deciduous teeth in a patient who is aged under18 years at the beginning of a course of treatment]	[F5 3.0]

Textual Amendments

F2 Sch. 2 Pt. 1 Table B: entry omitted (1.11.2012) by virtue of The National Health Service (Primary Dental Services) (Amendments Related to Units of Dental Activity) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/2273), regs. 1, 3(a)

F3 Sch. 2 Pt. 1 Table B: entry omitted (1.11.2012) by virtue of The National Health Service (Primary Dental Services) (Amendments Related to Units of Dental Activity) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/2273), regs. 1, 3(b)

F4 Sch. 2 Pt. 1 Table B: entry added (1.4.2007) by The National Health Service (Dental Charges, General Dental Services Contracts and Personal Dental Services Agreements) Amendment Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/544), regs. 1(1), 5(a)

F5 Sch. 2 Pt. 1 Table B: entry added (1.4.2007) by The National Health Service (Dental Charges, General Dental Services Contracts and Personal Dental Services Agreements) Amendment Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/544), regs. 1(1), 5(b)

PART 2 E+W UNITS OF ORTHODONTIC ACTIVITY

3.—(1) Where the contractor provides an orthodontic course of treatment to a patient that solely consists of a case assessment, the contractor provides 1.0 unit of orthodontic activity. E+W

(2) Where the contractor provides an orthodontic course of treatment to a patient aged under 10 years that consists of—

(a) a case assessment; and

(b) the provision of orthodontic treatment following the case assessment,

the contractor provides 4.0 units of orthodontic activity.

(3) Where the contractor provides an orthodontic course of treatment to a patient aged between 10 and 17 years of age that consists of—

(a) a case assessment; and

(b) the provision of orthodontic treatment to the patient following the case assessment,

the contractor provides 21.0 units of orthodontic activity.

(4) Where the contractor provides an orthodontic course of treatment to a patient who is aged 18 years or over that consists of—

(a) a case assessment; and

(b) the provision of orthodontic treatment to the patient,

the contractor provides 23.0 units of orthodontic activity.

(5) Where the contractor—

(a) provides a repair to an orthodontic appliance of a patient; and

(b) the orthodontic course of treatment in which that orthodontic appliance was provided is being provided by another contractor, hospital or relevant service provider under Part 1 of the Act,

the contractor provides 0.8 units of orthodontic activity.