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

Title, commencement and application

1.—(1) The title of these Regulations is the National Health Service (Dental Charges, General Dental Services Contracts and Personal Dental Services Agreements) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 which come into force on 26 March 2009.

(2) These Regulations apply in relation to Wales.

Interpretation

2.  In these Regulations —

• “Dental Charges Regulations” (“Rheoliadau Ffioedd Deintyddol”) means the National Health Service (Dental Charges) (Wales) Regulations 2006(1);

• “GDS Regulations” (“Rheoliadau GDS”) means the National Health Service (General Dental Services Contracts) (Wales) Regulations 2006(2); and

• “PDS Regulations” (“Rheoliadau PDS”) means the National Health Service (Personal Dental Services Agreements) (Wales) Regulations 2006(3).

Amendments to the DentalCharges Regulations

3.  In Schedule 3 to the DentalCharges Regulations (band 3 charges — provision of appliances) —

(a) for paragraph (a) substitute —

“(a) laboratory fabricated porcelain or composite veneers, including acid etch retention”; and

(b) in paragraph (m), after the word “other” insert “non-metallic”.

Amendment to the GDS Regulations

4.  In Schedule 2 to the GDS Regulations (units of dental activity), in paragraph 2, in Table B —

(a) below the last entry in the first column (type of charge exempt course of treatment) add the following entry —

“Conservation treatment of deciduous teeth in a patient who is aged under 18 years at the beginning of a course of treatment”; and

(b) below the last entry in the second column (units of dental activity provided) add the following entry —

“3.0”.

Amendment to the PDS Regulations

5.  In Schedule 2 to the PDS Regulations (units of dental activity), in paragraph 2, in Table B —

(a) below the last entry in the first column (type of charge exempt course of treatment) add the following entry —

“Conservation treatment of deciduous teeth in a patient who is aged under 18 years at the beginning of a course of treatment”; and

(b) below the last entry in the second column (units of dental activity provided) add the following entry —

“3.0”.

Edwina Hart

Minister for Health and Social Services, one of the Welsh Ministers

3 March 2009