
2022 No. 170
National Health Service
The National Health Service (Vocational Training for Dentists) (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2022
Made 18th May 2022
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 20th May 2022
Coming into force 1st August 2022
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 2(5), 25(1) and (2) and 105(7) of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 and all other powers enabling them to do so.
Citation, commencement and interpretation
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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (Vocational Training for Dentists) (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2022 and come into force on 1 August 2022.
(2) In these Regulations, “the 2004 Regulations” means the National Health Service (Vocational Training for General Dental Practice) (Scotland) Regulations 2004.
Amendment of the National Health Service (Vocational Training for General Dental Practice) (Scotland) Regulations 2004
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The 2004 Regulations are amended in accordance with regulations 3 to 5.
3 
In regulation 1(2) (citation, commencement and interpretation)—
(a) the definition of “approved trainer” is omitted,
(b) after the definition of “EEA state” insert—“
 “NHS Education for Scotland” means the body of the same name constituted under the NHS Education for Scotland Order 2002;”
(c) in the definition of “vocational training”—
(i) omit “, except as provided for in regulation 8,”, and
(ii) for “an approved trainer or, where the approved trainer is a salaried dentist, under a contract of service with a Health Board,” substitute “NHS Education for Scotland”,
(d) in the definition of “vocational training certificate”—
(i) omit “, except as provided for in regulation 8,”, and
(ii) omit “, or a Director of Postgraduate General Dental Practice Education”,
(e) in the definition of “vocational training number” omit “and regulation 8”.
4 
In regulation 2(3)(a) (applications for vocational training numbers and vocational training (orthodontic) numbers)—
(a) for “15(1)(b) or (ba)” substitute “15(1)(c)”,
(b) after “register)” insert “, but only where the dentist holds a relevant European diploma within the meaning of section 15(2ZA) of that Act,”.
5 
Regulation 8 (transitional and saving provision) is omitted.
Amendment of the National Health Service (General Dental Services) (Scotland) Regulations 2010
6 
In the definition of “assistant” in regulation 2(1) (interpretation) of the National Health Service (General Dental Services) (Scotland) Regulations 2010, for “a Health Board” substitute “NHS Education for Scotland”.
Saving
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In the case of a dentist who, immediately before these Regulations come into force, is undergoing but has not completed vocational training, the 2004 Regulations continue to apply until 31 July 2023 as if the amendments made by regulations 3(a), (b) and (c)(ii) and 6 of these Regulations had not been made.
HUMZA YOUSAF
A member of the Scottish Government
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
18th May 2022