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The National Health Service (General Dental Services) (Scotland) Regulations 2010

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART I

    1. 1.Citation and commencement

    2. 2.Interpretation

  3. PART II GENERAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR PROVISION OF GENERAL DENTAL SERVICES

    1. 3.Terms of service

    2. 4.Dental list

    3. 5.Application for inclusion in the dental list and notification of changes

    4. 5A.Mandatory training

    5. 5B.Enhanced Skills in Domiciliary Care

    6. 6.General provision relating to the dental list

    7. 7.Grounds for refusal of application

    8. 8.Deferment of a decision on application

    9. 9.Local directory of dentists

    10. 10.Requirements with which a dentist or body corporate included in a dental list must comply

    11. 11.Suspension

    12. 12.Removal from dental list

    13. 12A.Removal of domiciliary care designation

    14. 13.Re-inclusion in dental list

    15. 13A.Re-instatement of designation

    16. 14.Disclosure of information

    17. 15.Withdrawal from dental list

    18. 16.Information about assistants

    19. 17.Information about associateship agreements

    20. 18.Transfer of capitation arrangements

    21. 19.Emergency dental services

    22. 20.Arrangements for emergency cover

    23. 21.Health Board patient information leaflets

  4. PART III

    1. 22.Statement of Dental Remuneration

    2. 23.Approval of payments

    3. 24.Drugs

    4. 25.Recovery of overpayments

  5. PART IV

    1. 26.Payments to dentists or bodies corporate suspended by a Health Board or by direction of the Tribunal

  6. PART V

    1. 27.Prior approval - patterns of treatment

    2. 28.Surveys of the provision of general dental services

  7. PART VI SDPB

    1. 29.Appeals from decisions of the SDPB

  8. PART VII MISCELLANEOUS

    1. 30.Publication of particulars

    2. 31.Service of notices etc

    3. 31A.Electronic Communications

    4. 32.Signatures

    5. 33.Revocations, savings and transitional provisions

    6. 34.Consequential Amendments

    7. 35.Schedules

  9. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE A1

      Topics on which questions may be asked in the test of knowledge

      1. 1.Radiology.

      2. 2.Managing medical emergencies including basic life support.

      3. 3.Consent.

      4. 4.The content and application of these Regulations and other relevant...

      5. 5.The Statement of Dental Remuneration.

      6. 6.Infection prevention and control.

      7. 7.Record keeping.

      8. 8.Managing and working within a dental practice.

      9. 9.Ethical obligations.

      10. 10.Health and Safety.

      11. 11.Prescribing.

      12. 12.Quality improvement.

    2. SCHEDULE B1

      Enhanced skills in domiciliary care

      1. 1.Request to become a domiciliary care dentist and eligibility

      2. 2.Initial Interview

      3. 3.Enhanced training and mentoring in domiciliary care

      4. 4.Final Interview

      5. 5.Designating a new domiciliary care dentist

    3. SCHEDULE 1

      TERMS OF SERVICE FOR DENTISTS

      1. PART I GENERAL

        1. 1.Interpretation

        2. 2.Incorporation of provisions of Regulations

        3. 3.General dental services

      2. PART II CONTINUING CARE ARRANGEMENT, CAPITATION ARRANGEMENT AND TREATMENT ON REFERRAL

        1. 4.A continuing care arrangement

        2. 5.A capitation arrangement

        3. 6.Emergency cover

        4. 7.Repair or replacement of restorations

        5. 8.Duration of a continuing care arrangement

        6. 9.Duration of a capitation arrangement

        7. 10.Termination of a capitation arrangement

        8. 11.Violent patients

        9. 11A.Violent behaviour against domiciliary care dentists

        10. 12.Referral to another contractor or to a hospital or other service

        11. 13.Referral to dental students

        12. 14.Treatment on referral

        13. 15.Inability of contractor to complete care and treatment under a capitation arrangement or treatment on referral

        14. 16.Care and treatment summaries

        15. 17.Mixing of general dental services and private care and treatment

      3. PART III OCCASIONAL TREATMENT

        1. 18.Occasional treatment

        2. 19.Referral for occasional treatment

      4. PART IV ADDITIONAL TERMS OF SERVICE FOR ALL DENTISTS

        1. 20.Remuneration

        2. 21.Surveys

        3. 22.Standards of care

        4. 23.Sedation

        5. 24.Supply of drugs

        6. 25.Issue of prescription forms

        7. 26.Domiciliary visits

        8. 27.Records

        9. 28.Prior approval of care and treatment

        10. 29.Completion of estimate

        11. 30.Completion of claim forms

        12. 31.Recalled attendance

        13. 32.Completion of care and treatment under a capitation arrangement or treatment on referral

        14. 33.Dental care professionals

        15. 34.Postgraduate education

        16. 35.Notices

        17. 36.Complaints, concerns, comments, feedback

        18. 37.Co-operation and investigation

        19. 38.Returns re complaints

        20. 39.Professional indemnity

        21. 40.Quality improvement activities

      5. PART V ADDITIONAL TERMS OF SERVICE FOR DENTISTS OTHER THAN SALARIED DENTISTS

        1. 41.Patient information leaflets

        2. 42.Premises and Equipment

        3. 43.Remuneration

        4. 44.Deputies and assistants

      6. PART VI ADDITIONAL TERMS OF SERVICE FOR SALARIED DENTISTS

        1. 45.Attendance

        2. 46.Records

        3. 47.Drugs

        4. 48.Provision of Health Board patient information leaflets

        5. 49.Termination of services

      7. PART VII ADDITIONAL TERMS OF SERVICE FOR DOMICILIARY CARE DENTISTS

        1. 50.Attendance at the care home

        2. 51.In-hours emergencies

        3. 52.Continuing professional development

        4. 53.Procedure for withdrawing from assigned care home

        5. 54.Voluntary removal of designation as a domiciliary care dentist

        6. 55.Procedure for assignment to additional care homes

    4. SCHEDULE 2

      1. PART IA Information, declarations, certificate, applications, Level 2 disclosures, Level 2 disclosure applications, PVG Scheme Level 2 disclosures, undertakings and consents, to be included in an application for inclusion in sub-part A of the first part of the dental list

        1. 1.An application shall contain the following information:—

        2. 2.An application shall contain the following declarations as to whether...

        3. 3.An applicant must include either— (a) where the applicant is...

        4. 4.An application shall include the following undertakings:—

      2. PART IB Information, declarations, certificate, applications, Level 2 disclosure, Level 2 disclosure applications, PVG Scheme Level 2 disclosures, undertakings and consents to be included in an application for inclusion in sub-part B only of the first part of the dental list

        1. 1.An application shall contain the following information:—

        2. 2.An application shall contain the following declarations as to whether...

        3. 3.An applicant must include either— (a) where the applicant is...

        4. 4.An application shall include the following undertakings:—

      3. PART II Information, declarations, certificate, Level 2 disclosure applications, PVG Scheme Level 2 disclosure, undertakings and consents, to be included in an application for inclusion in the second part of the dental list

        1. 1.An application shall contain the following information:—

        2. 2.An application shall contain the following declarations as to whether...

        3. 3.An applicant must include— (a) a Level 2 disclosure application...

        4. 4.An application shall include the following undertakings:—

      4. PART III INFORMATION WHICH MAY BE INCLUDED IN AN APPLICATION FOR INCLUSION IN THE DENTAL LIST

    5. SCHEDULE 3

      INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED ABOUT CARE AND TREATMENT UNDER GENERAL DENTAL SERVICES

      1. 1.Details of arrangements in an emergency.

      2. 2.Details of repairs and replacements which are provided free of...

      3. 3.Explanation of care and treatment to be provided.

      4. 4.Details of arrangements if the dentist with whom a patient...

      5. 5.Details of care and treatment available under general dental services....

      6. 6.Explanation of NHS charges for general dental services and of...

      7. 7.Explanation of the arrangements for cancelling appointments.

      8. 8.Explanation of the importance of regular care.

      9. 9.The consequences of the termination of a continuing care arrangement...

    6. SCHEDULE 4

      PRIOR APPROVAL OF CARE AND TREATMENT

      1. PART I ITEMS OF TREATMENT

      2. PART II CARE AND TREATMENT

        1. 1.A course of care and treatment under ... a capitation...

        2. 2.Any orthodontic care and treatment to be provided by that...

        3. 3.A reference in this part of this Schedule, to the...

    7. SCHEDULE 5

      INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN PATIENT INFORMATION LEAFLETS

      1. 1.Where the contractor is a dentist the following personal and...

      2. 2.Where the contractor is a body corporate—

      3. 3.The following additional information about the provision of general dental...

      4. 4.Details of arrangements in an emergency.

      5. 5.Details of repairs and replacements which are provided free of...

      6. 6.Details of arrangements if the dentist with whom a patient...

      7. 7.Details of care and treatment available under general dental services....

      8. 8.Explanation of NHS charges for general dental services and of...

      9. 9.Explanation of the arrangements for cancelling appointments.

      10. 10.Explanation of the importance of regular care.

      11. 11.The consequences of termination of a capitation arrangement.

    8. SCHEDULE 6

      INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN HEALTH BOARD PATIENT INFORMATION LEAFLET

      1. 1.The following personal and professional details of any salaried dentist...

      2. 2.The following additional information about the provision of general dental...

    9. SCHEDULE 7

      REVOCATIONS

    10. SCHEDULE 8

      CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS

      1. 1.The National Health Service (Choice of Dental Practitioner) (Scotland) Regulations 1998

      2. 2.The Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) (Scotland) Regulations 2006

  11. Explanatory Note

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