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.