The National Health Service (Dental Charges, General Dental Services Contracts and Personal Dental Services Agreements) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2009

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the National Health Service (Dental Charges) (Wales) Regulations 2006 (“the DentalCharges Regulations”) (S.I. 2006/491 (W.60)), the National Health Service (General Dental Services Contracts) (Wales) Regulations 2006 (“the GDS Regulations”) (S.I. 2006/490 (W.59)) and the National Health Service (Personal Dental Services Agreements) (Wales) Regulations 2006 (“the PDS Regulations”) (S.I. 2006/489 (W.58)).

Regulation 3 amends the DentalCharges Regulations. Regulation 3(a) of these Regulations amends the reference to veneers in the list of appliances for which a Band 3 Charge may be made and recovered in Schedule 3 to the DentalCharges Regulations to clarify that only laboratory fabricated veneers may be used.

Regulation 3(b) amends the reference to “bridges in other materials” in the list of appliances for which a Band 3 charge may be made and recovered in Schedule 3 in the DentalCharges Regulations to clarify the materials which may be used.

Regulations 4 and 5 respectively amend the GDS Regulations and PDS Regulations by adding in Schedule 2 to those Regulations a further dental activity to be provided under the contract or agreement in respect of conservation treatment of deciduous teeth in a patient who is aged under 18 years at the beginning of a course of treatment and that treatment attracts 3.0 units of dental activity.

A full Regulatory Impact Assessment has not been prepared for these Regulations as it has no impact on the cost of business, charities or voluntary bodies.