6Dental providers

6 Dental providers (1) For the purposes of paragraph 6(1)(b) of the Act, a person included in one or more of the following classes of persons is a dental provider in relation to a dental service: (a) dental hygienists; (b) dental therapists; (c) oral health therapists. > Note: A registered dentist is also a dental provider in relation to a dental service (see the definition of dental provider in paragraph 6(1)(a) of the Act). (2) For the purposes of paragraph 6(2)(b) of the Act, a dental practitioner is not a dental provider in relation to a dental service if the dental practitioner has not been allocated a provider number by the Chief Executive Medicare.