25 Arrangements for provision of general dental services

General Dental Services

25  Arrangements for provision of general dental services

(1)     It shall be the duty of every Health Board, in accordance with regulations, to make as respects their area arrangements with dental practitioners [or bodies corporate entitled, by virtue of section 43 of the Dentists Act 1984 (c 24), to carry on the business of dentistry] under which any person for whom a dental practitioner [or body corporate] undertakes in accordance with the arrangements to provide dental treatment and appliances shall receive such treatment and appliances; and the services provided in accordance with those arrangements are in this Act referred to as “general dental services”.

[(2)     Regulations may make provision as to the arrangements to be made under subsection (1), and shall include provision as to the preparation, maintenance and publication by every Health Board of a list—

(a)     the first part of which shall be of dental practitioners who, and bodies corporate referred to in that subsection which, undertake to provide general dental services under arrangements with the Board;

[(b)     for conferring a right, subject to—

(i)     subsection (2A);

(ii)     the

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