17Dental benefit is not payable unless particulars are recorded on the account etc.

17 Dental benefit is not payable unless particulars are recorded on the account etc.

(1) Dental benefit is not payable in respect of a dental service unless subsection (2) is satisfied. (2) This subsection is satisfied if: (a) the dental provider by whom, or on whose behalf, the dental service was rendered; or (b) an employee of that dental provider; has recorded on one or more of the following: (c) the account or receipt for fees in respect of the dental service; (d) the voucher that relates to the dental service; (e) if an assignment has been made in accordance with section 12 in relation to the dental benefit in respect of the dental service—on the form of the assignment; such particulars (if any) as are specified in the Dental Benefits Rules in relation to dental services generally or in relation to a class of dental services in which the dental service is included.