The Care Standards Act 2000 (Extension of the Application of Part 2 to Private Dental Practices) (Wales) Regulations 2017

Interpretation

2.  In these Regulations—

“the Act” (“y Ddeddf”) means the Care Standards Act 2000;

“dental care professional” (“proffesiynolyn gofal deintyddol”) means—

(a)

a dental hygienist;

(b)

a dental therapist; or

(c)

a clinical dental technician;

“dental hygienist” (“hylenydd deintyddol”), “dental therapist” (“therapydd deintyddol”) and “clinical dental technician” (“technegydd deintyddol clinigol”) mean persons registered as such with the General Dental Council in the dental care professionals register established under section 36B of the Dentists Act 1984(1);

“dental services” (“gwasanaethau deintyddol”) means dental care and treatment provided by a dentist;

“dentist” (“deintydd”) means a person registered in the dentist’s register kept in accordance with section 14 of the Dentists Act 1984;

“private dental practice” (“practis deintyddol preifat”)(2) means an undertaking which consists or includes the provision of—

(a)

private dental services by a dentist, or

(b)

relevant professional services by a dental care professional, otherwise than for the purposes of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006(3);

“private dental services” (“gwasanaethau deintyddol preifat”) means dental services otherwise than for the purposes of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006;

“relevant professional services” (“gwasanaethau proffesiynol perthnasol”) means the provision of professional services in accordance with the full scope of practice of a dental care professional, otherwise than in accordance with prescription from a dentist but does not include—

(a)

the provision of tooth whitening services by a dental hygienist or a dental therapist, and

(b)

the provision and maintenance of dentures for dentate patients(4) by a clinical dental technician.

(1)

1984 c. 24.

(2)

See regulation 4 of the Private Dentistry (Wales) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/202 (W.57)) for undertakings which are not private dental practices.

(3)

2006 c. 42.

(4)

A clinical dental technician may only provide the full range of services via direct access arrangements for edentulous patients.