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

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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.