✨ General Dental Benefits Specification
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
7 NOVEMBER
4241
SCHEDULE F: SERVICE SPECIFICATION:
SERVICE SPECIFICATION
GENERAL DENTAL BENEFITS
F1
DESCRIPTION OF THE SERVICES
General Dental Benefits are detailed in clause F2 below and encompass a range of dental services to assist the maintenance of a functional natural dentition. They include chair-side education and some treatments for oral disease and the restoration of tooth tissue.
General Dental Benefits are closely related to but distinct from:
a. child dental services (school dental services);
b. Special Dental Benefits;
c. hospital dental services; and
d. emergency dental services for low income adults.
F2
SERVICE COMPONENTS
All Patients will receive one annual consultation per calendar year. Additional consultations may be approved on the basis of need.
Chair-side education should, at the first examination, include advice on brushing, flossing and the use of mouth guards, with any necessary follow-up at subsequent visits. All Patients should have a good understanding of these three areas.
All treatments should be scheduled within two months of the initial examination date of each yearly consultation.
All Patients leaving the Services will be actively encouraged to seek continuing oral health services from an oral health provider. At their final examination Oral Health Providers will re-iterate to a Patient the benefits of seeking regular oral health services and will also outline the possible consequences, both in terms of oral health status and cost, should the Patient choose not to seek oral health services.
Further definitions of particular treatments are outlined in the Operational Guidelines.
F2.1
General Dental Benefits Not Requiring Prior Approval
General Dental Benefits Not Requiring Prior Approval consist of a range of dental services that will be provided where required. These services may be provided without prior approval from a Dental Officer of the District Health Board.
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Online Sources for this page:
VUW Te Waharoa —
NZ Gazette 2003, No 151
Gazette.govt.nz —
NZ Gazette 2003, No 151
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