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