The National Health Service Primary Dental Services (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2014

Amendment of the National Health Service (Dental Charges) Regulations 2005

5.  In regulation 2(1) (interpretation) of the National Health Service (Dental Charges) Regulations 2005(1), for the definition of “course of treatment” substitute—

““course of treatment” means—

(a)

an examination of a patient, an assessment of that patient’s oral health, and the planning of any treatment to be provided to that patient as a result of that examination and assessment; and

(b)

the provision of any planned treatment (including any treatment planned at a time other than the time of the initial examination) to that patient up to the date on which—

(i)

each and every component of the planned treatment has been provided to the patient, or

(ii)

the patient either voluntarily withdraws from, or is withdrawn by the provider from, treatment,

by one or more providers of relevant primary dental services, except that where the course of treatment is an interim care course of treatment provided under a Capitation and Quality Scheme 2 Agreement in the context of regulation 13A, it does not include the treatment mentioned in sub-paragraph (a);.”.

(1)

S.I. 2005/3477. Relevant amendments were made by S.I. 2013/364.