4.—(1) The PDS Agreements Regulations are amended as follows.
(2) In Schedule 2 (provision of services: units of dental activity and units of orthodontic activity)—
(a)in Part 1 (units of dental activity)—
(i)for paragraph 1(1) substitute—
“(1) Where the contractor provides-—
(a)a Band 1 or Band 3 course of treatment; or
(b)a sub-band of a Band 2 course of treatment as set out in Part 1A of this Schedule,
the contractor provides the number of units of dental activity specified in the appropriate row of Table A.”;
(ii)for Table A, substitute Table A as set out in Schedule 1 to these Regulations; and
(b)after Part 1, insert Part 1A as set out in Schedule 2 to these Regulations.
(3) In Part 2 of Schedule 3 (other contractual terms – provision of services), in paragraph 12(4), after “NHS Charges Regulations” insert “and if such restoration falls within a Band 2 course of treatment, the applicable sub-band for the purpose of calculating the appropriate number of units of dental activity shall be determined in accordance with Parts 1 and 1A of Schedule 2”.