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The National Health Service (Primary Dental Services) (Amendment) Regulations 2022

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Regulations 2(2)(a)(ii) and 4(2)(a)(ii)

SCHEDULE 1Units of dental activity

“Table A

Units of dental activity provided under the contract in respect of banded courses of treatment

Type of course of treatmentSub-bandUnits of dental activity provided
Band 1 course of treatment (excluding urgent treatment)-1.0
Band 1 course of treatment (urgent treatment only)-1.2
Band 2 course of treatment2a course of treatment3.0
2b course of treatment5.0
2c course of treatment7.0
Band 3 course of treatment-12.0”

Regulations 2(2)(b) and 4(2)(b)

SCHEDULE 2Sub-bands within Band 2 courses of treatment

“PART 1ABand 2 courses of treatment – sub-bands

Sub-band 2a treatments

2A.  The following Band 2 courses of treatments are within sub-band 2a—

(a)non-surgical periodontal treatment including root-planing, deep scaling, irrigation of periodontal pockets and subgingival curettage and all necessary scaling and polishing;

(b)surgical periodontal treatment, including gingivectomy, gingivoplasty or removal of an operculum;

(c)surgical periodontal treatment, including raising and replacement of a mucoperiostal flap, curettage, root planing and bone resection;

(d)free gingival grafts;

(e)sealant restorations;

(f)pulpotomy;

(g)apicectomy;

(h)transplantation of teeth;

(i)oral surgery including surgical removal of cyst, buried root, unerupted tooth, impacted tooth or exostosed tooth and alveolectomy;

(j)soft tissue surgery in relation to the buccal cavity and lips;

(k)frenectomy, frenoplasty and frenotomy;

(l)relining and rebasing dentures including soft linings;

(m)addition of tooth, clasp, labial or buccal flange to dentures;

(n)splints (other than laboratory fabricated splints) in relation to periodontally compromised teeth and in connection with external trauma;

(o)bite raising appliances (other than laboratory fabricated appliances);

(p)permanent fillings in amalgam, composite resin, synthetic resin, glass ionomer, compomers, silicate or silico-phosphate, including acid etch retention, if delivered to less than 3 teeth in single course of treatment;

(q)extraction of one or two teeth; and

(r)endodontic treatment of any retained deciduous teeth.

Sub-band 2b treatments

2B.  The following Band 2 courses of treatments are within sub-band 2b—

(a)permanent fillings in amalgam, composite resin, synthetic resin, glass ionomer, compomers, silicate or silico-phosphate, including acid etch retention, if delivered to 3 or more teeth in single course of treatment;

(b)endodontic treatment of any permanent teeth, excluding molar teeth; and

(d)extraction of three or more teeth.

Sub-band 2c treatments

2C.  The Band 2 course of treatment within sub-band 2c is endodontic treatment of permanent molar teeth.”

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