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The National Health Service (Dental Charges) (Scotland) Regulations 1988

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Regulation 2(3)

SCHEDULE 2CALCULATION OF CHARGE FOR SUPPLY OF APPLIANCE ON REFERRAL TO HEALTH BOARD

1.  There shall first be taken an amount (“£x”) which is the greater of the following:—

(a)the amount of the charges authorised by sections 70 and 71 of the Act which have been paid to the dental practitioner by the patient in respect of the course of treatment;

(b)the amount of the charges authorised by those sections, including any amount already paid, which would be payable to the dental practitioner by the patient in respect of that course of treatment if no charge fell to be made in respect of the supply of the appliance.

2.  Then £x shall be compared with the full amount of the charges payable to the dental practitioner by the patient in respect of the course of treatment (“£y”) and—

(a)if £x equals or exceeds £y, there is no charge for the supply of the appliance;

(b)if £x is less than £y, the charge for the supply of the appliance is—

(i)£y minus £x, or

(ii)the amount specified in relation to the appliance in column (2)

  • of Part 1 of Schedule 1,

  • whichever is the lesser amount.

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