5.1 Providers of services

The Commission may accept financial responsibility for dental treatment provided to an entitled person by a dental prosthetist, dentist, dental specialist, dental hygienist, dental therapist or oral health therapist where the treatment is provided in accordance with:

(a) these Principles; and

(b) the Notes for Allied Health Providers (Section 1 General Information and Section 2(c) (as Section 2(c) affects dental prosthetists, dentists, dental specialists, dental hygienists, dental therapists and oral health therapists, as the case may be)).”

5.1.2 The Commission will accept financial responsibility for dental treatment provided to an entitled person in a Tier 1 Hospital or Contracted Day Procedure Centre without the need for prior approval.

Note: the Notes for Allied Health Providers, the “Fee Schedule of Dental Services for Dentists and Dental Specialists” and the “Fee Schedule of Dental Services for Dental Prosthetists”, as incorporated‑by‑reference into the Principles, could be relevant to dental treatment provided to an entitled person in a hospital.

5.1.2A Except in an emergency, the Commission’s prior approval is required before dental treatment is provided to an entitled person in a hospital other than a Tier 1 Hospital or on premises other than a Contracted Day Procedure Centre unless the “Fee Schedule of Dental Services for Dentists, Dental Specialists and other Dental Practitioners (excluding Dental Prosthetists)” or the “Fee Schedule of Dental Services for Dental Prosthetists” provides that prior approval is not required for the treatment.

Note: paragraph 5.4.1 deals with emergency dental treatment.

5.1.3 Subject to prior approval, an entitled person may be referred to a dental specialist by a dental hygienist, dental therapist, oral health therapist, dental prosthetist, dentist or other dental specialist.