Regulations 13 and 14

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

PART 1E+WUNITS OF DENTAL ACTIVITY

1.—[F1(1) Where the contractor provides-—E+W

(a)a Band 1 or Band 3 course of treatment; or

(b)a sub-band of a Band 2 course of treatment as set out in Part 1A of this Schedule,

the contractor provides the number of units of dental activity specified in the appropriate row of Table A.]

(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.

[F2(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

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

[F3Table A

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

Type of course of treatmentSub-bandUnits 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 treatment2a course of treatment3.0
2b course of treatment5.0
2c course of treatment7.0
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 treatmentUnits of dental activity provided
F4. . .F5. . .
Repair of a dental appliance (denture)1.0
Repair of a dental appliance (bridge)1.2
Removal of sutures1.0
Arrest of bleeding1.2
[F6Conservation treatment of deciduous teeth in a patient who is aged under18 years at the beginning of a course of treatment] [F73.0]

Textual Amendments

[F8PART 1AE+WBand 2 courses of treatment – sub-bands

Textual Amendments

Sub-band 2a treatmentsE+W

2A.  The following Band 2 courses of treatments are within sub-band 2a—

(a)non-surgical periodontal treatment including root-planing, deep scaling, irrigation of periodontal pockets and subgingival curettage and all necessary scaling and polishing;

(b)surgical periodontal treatment, including gingivectomy, gingivoplasty or removal of an operculum;

(c)surgical periodontal treatment, including raising and replacement of a mucoperiostal flap, curettage, root planing and bone resection;

(d)free gingival grafts;

(e)sealant restorations;

(f)pulpotomy;

(g)apicectomy;

(h)transplantation of teeth;

(i)oral surgery including surgical removal of cyst, buried root, unerupted tooth, impacted tooth or exostosed tooth and alveolectomy;

(j)soft tissue surgery in relation to the buccal cavity and lips;

(k)frenectomy, frenoplasty and frenotomy;

(l)relining and rebasing dentures including soft linings;

(m)addition of tooth, clasp, labial or buccal flange to dentures;

(n)splints (other than laboratory fabricated splints) in relation to periodontally compromised teeth and in connection with external trauma;

(o)bite raising appliances (other than laboratory fabricated appliances);

(p)permanent fillings in amalgam, composite resin, synthetic resin, glass ionomer, compomers, silicate or silico-phosphate, including acid etch retention, if delivered to less than 3 teeth in single course of treatment;

(q)extraction of one or two teeth; and

(r)endodontic treatment of any retained deciduous teeth.

Sub-band 2b treatmentsE+W

2B.  The following Band 2 courses of treatments are within sub-band 2b—

(a)permanent fillings in amalgam, composite resin, synthetic resin, glass ionomer, compomers, silicate or silico-phosphate, including acid etch retention, if delivered to 3 or more teeth in single course of treatment;

(b)endodontic treatment of any permanent teeth, excluding molar teeth; and

(d)extraction of three or more teeth.

Sub-band 2c treatmentsE+W

2C.  The Band 2 course of treatment within sub-band 2c is endodontic treatment of permanent molar teeth.]

PART 2E+WUNITS 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.