
2009 No. 456 (W.47)
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES, WALES
The National Health Service (Dental Charges, General Dental Services Contracts and Personal Dental Services Agreements) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2009
Made 3 March 2009
Laid before the National Assembly for Wales 4 March 2009
Coming into force 26 March 2009
The Welsh Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 61, 66, 125 and 203(9) and (10) of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006.
Title, commencement and application
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(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
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In these Regulations —
 “Dental Charges Regulations” (“Rheoliadau Ffioedd Deintyddol”) means the National Health Service (Dental Charges) (Wales) Regulations 2006;
 “GDS Regulations” (“Rheoliadau GDS”) means the National Health Service (General Dental Services Contracts) (Wales) Regulations 2006; and
 “PDS Regulations” (“Rheoliadau PDS”) means the National Health Service (Personal Dental Services Agreements) (Wales) Regulations 2006.
Amendments to the DentalCharges Regulations
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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
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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
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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