(1)These regulations may be cited as the General Dental Services (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998 and shall come into operation on 1st August 1998.
(2)In these regulations, “the principal regulations” means the Health and Personal Social Services General Dental Services Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993.
2Amendment of regulation 4 of the principal regulations#
(a)at the end of paragraph (i), “and” shall be omitted; and
(b)at the end of paragraph (ii) there shall be inserted—“; andiii whether the dentist is indemnified against claims relating to the practice of dentistry in relation to dentistry performed by the dentist himself, and by any assistant, deputy and dental auxiliary whose work he directs.”
3Amendment of regulation 5 of the principal regulations#
In regulation 5 of the principal regulations (application for inclusion in the dental list), in paragraph (1)(a)—
(a)in paragraph (i),
(i)“or a dentist undertaking to provide only emergency dental services” shall be omitted;
(ii)for “11 and 14” there shall be substituted “11, 14 and 15”; and
(iii)at the end “and” shall be omitted; and
(b)for paragraph (ii) there shall be substituted—“ii in the case of a dentist undertaking to provide only emergency dental services, the information specified in paragraphs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5A, 11, 14, 15 and 16 of Part I of Schedule 3 and the undertaking specified in that Part of that Schedule; andiii in any other case, all the information and the undertaking specified in Part I of Schedule 3; and”
4Amendment of regulation 5A of the principal regulations#
In regulation 5A of the principal regulations (applications for vocational training numbers), in paragraph (4), for sub-paragraph (d) there shall be substituted—“d he has practised in primary dental care in either the community dental service or the armed forces of the Crown for a period amounting in aggregate to not less than four years full-time employment (or part-time employment of equivalent duration), and has so practised for not less than four months in full-time employment (or part-time employment of equivalent duration) within the period of four years ending with the date of his application under regulation 5(1).”
5Amendment of Schedule 2 to the principal regulations#
(1)Schedule 2 to the principal regulations (terms of service for dentists) shall be amended as follows.
(2)In paragraph 11 (termination of a continuing care arrangement or a capitation arrangement)—
(a)in sub-paragraph (1), for “sub-paragraph (4)” there shall be substituted “sub-paragraph (4) and paragraph 11A”; and
(b)in sub-paragraph (4), at the beginning there shall be inserted “Subject to paragraph 11A,”.
(3)After paragraph 11 there shall be inserted—“11A 1 Where—i a person, with whom a dentist has a continuing care arrangement, or a capitation arrangement, has committed an act of violence against the dentist or an employee of the dentist or has behaved in such a way that such dentist or employee has feared for his safety; andii the dentist has reported the incident to the police,the dentist may notify the Agency that he wishes the arrangement to be terminated immediately.2 Notification under sub-paragraph (1) may be given by any means including telephone or fax, but if not given in writing shall subsequently be confirmed in writing before the end of the period of seven days beginning with the date of the notification under sub-paragraph (1) (and for this purpose a faxed notification is not a written one).3 The time at which the dentist notified the Agency shall be the time at which he makes the telephone call or sends or delivers the notification to the Agency.4 Where pursuant to this paragraph a dentist has notified the Agency that he wishes a continuing care arrangement or a capitation arrangement to be terminated immediately, the Agency shall take all reasonable steps to inform the person concerned.”
(4)After paragraph 31C there shall be inserted—“31D A dentist shall, if asked in writing to do so by a Board,—a state whether he is indemnified against claims relating to the practice of dentistry in relation to dentistry performed by himself, and by any assistant, deputy and dental auxiliary whose work he directs, andb if he is so indemnified, provide documentary evidence to that effect.”
6Amendment of Schedule 3 to the principal regulations#
In Schedule 3 to the principal regulations (information and undertaking to be included in an application for inclusion in the dental list), in Part I, after paragraph 14 there shall be inserted—“15 Whether he is indemnified against claims relating to the practice of dentistry in relation to dentistry performed by himself, and by any assistant, deputy and dental auxiliary whose work the dentist intends to direct, and if he is so indemnified documentary evidence to that effect.16 Details of any limitations imposed by the Secretary of State which limit his ability to work in any specific capacity.”
7Amendment of Schedule 5 to the principal regulations#
In Part II of Schedule 5 to the principal regulations (prior approval treatment), in each of paragraphs 1 and 2, for “£200” there shall be substituted “£230”.
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