The National Health Service (Choice of Dental Practitioner) Regulations 1998
These Regulations replace provisions of the National Health Service (General Dental Services) Regulations 1992 (“the GDS Regulations”) relating to the right (which from 1st October 1998 is set out in section 28G of the National Health Service Act 1977 (“the 1977 Act”)) of any person to choose a dentist from whom he is to receive primary dental services. These Regulations make provision both in relation to dentists who provide general dental services under Part II of the 1977 Act, and in relation to dentists who perform personal dental services in connection with a pilot scheme under section 1(1) of the National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997.