The General Dental Services and Personal Dental Services Transitional and Consequential Provisions (Wales) Order 2006
This Order makes further transitional and consequential provision relating to—the new arrangements from 1 April 2006 for the provision of general dental services under section 28L of the National Health Service Act 1977 (“the 1977 Act”) in respect of general dental services contracts entered into under section 28K of that Act (as inserted by section 172(1) of the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 (“the 2003 Act”));the abolition on 1 April 2006 of pilot schemes for personal dental services by section 178 of the 2003 Act and their replacement from 1 April 2006 with permanent arrangements for personal dental services under section 28C of the 1977 Act (personal medical or dental services); andthe introduction of the new arrangements for primary dental services from 1 April 2006 and the transfer of functions to the NHS Business Services Authority.