These Regulations amend the National Health Service (General Dental Services Contracts) (Wales) Regulations 2006 (“the GDS Regulations”) and the National Health Service (Personal Dental Services Agreements) (Wales) Regulations 2006 (“the PDS Regulations”).

Regulations 2 and 3 respectively amend paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 to the GDS Regulations and paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 to the PDS Regulations by removing from the type of charge exempt course of treatment for which units of dental activity are provided the issue of a prescription.

The Welsh Ministers' Code of Practice on the carrying out of Regulatory Impact Assessments was considered in relation to these Regulations. As a result, it was not considered necessary to carry out a regulatory impact assessment as to the likely costs and benefits of complying with these Regulations.