TARIFF OF FEES PAYABLE TO DENTAL SURGEONS / DENTISTS [ S.L.458.03 1 SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 458.03 TARIFF OF FEES PAYABLE TO DENTAL SURGEONS / DENTISTS ORDER 9th October, 1951 GOVERNMENT NOTICE 491 of 1951, as amended by: Emergency Ordinance II of 1959; Act XIII of 1983; and Legal Notice 427 of 2007. 1. The title of this Order is Tariff of Fees payable to Dental Surgeons / Dentists Order. Title. 2. The tariff of fees payable to dental surgeons / dentists shall be as set out in the Schedule to this Order. Tariff of fees. S CHEDULE (Article 2) 1. 2. Tariff of Fees payable to Dental Surgeons / Dentists € Fees for simple examination of the mouth together with a written report thereon from .58 to 1.16 Fees for extraction of teeth (at one sitting and with local anaesthesia) For any one extraction ................... from .58 to 1.16 2, 3, 4 and 5 extractions ................. from .87 to 2.33 6, 7 and 8 extractions ..................... from 2.33 to 3.49 9, 10 and 11 extractions ................. from 2.91 to 4.08 12, 13 and 14 extractions ............... from 4.08 to 4.66 15, 16 and 17 extractions ............... from 4.66 to 5.24 18, 19 and 20 extractions ............... from 5.82 to 5.82 over 20 extractions ........................ from 6.99 to Amended by: II. 1959.31. XIII. 1983.5. Substituted by: L.N. 427 of 2007. 2 [ S.L.458.03 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. TARIFF OF FEES PAYABLE TO DENTAL SURGEONS / DENTISTS Scaling (
- i)Normal scaling and gum treatment from to (
- ii)prolonged gum treatment (including deep scaling, correction of traumatic occlusion and oral hygiene instructions, etc.) ............................................... from to Apicectomy: per tooth (including root treatment) ...................................... from to Alveolectomy: (for upper or lower jaw) from to Gingivectomy (including any scaling) for every unit of four teeth .................. from to Removal of cysts, buried roots, impacted teeth .............................................. from to Haemorrhage: fee per case for arrest of bleeding ........................................ from to Domiciliary visit ............................... from to Fillings: (
- i)amalgam (
- a)involving one surface fee per tooth ....................... from to (
- b)involving more than one surface fee per tooth ....................... from to (
- ii)silicates .................................... from to Conservation of deciduous teeth fee per tooth ............................... from to Root treatment (per tooth) (
- i)single-rooted (non-septic) ....... from to (
- ii)multi-rooted and all septic ...... from to 1.16 2.33 3.49 9.32 4.66 9.32 4.66 9.32 2.33 3.49 4.66 18.63 1.16 2.33 .58 1.16 1.75 2.33 2.33 3.49 2.33 4.08 .87 1.46 3.49 4.66 4.66 6.99 TARIFF OF FEES PAYABLE TO DENTAL SURGEONS / DENTISTS 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. Dentures: (
- i)full upper and lower ............... from to (
- ii)per denture 1 to 3 teeth ............................. from to 4 to 8 teeth ............................. from to 9 to 14 teeth ........................... from to Re-lining of denture .......................... from to Repairs: (
- i)vulcanite or plastic dentures: (
- a)cracks or fractures of a denture ... (
- b)replacing of a loosened tooth or loosened band or wire ................. (
- c)addition of teeth or bands or wire Maximum fee for each denture ......... (
- ii)Orthodontic appliances, obturators, splints, radium applicators. Such fee as may be approved by the Medical Council. Obturators: fee per case in addition to appropriate denture fee .................. from to Fee per ca se of trea tme nt of se ns itive cementum ...................................... from to Fee for taking of material for pathological or bacteriological examinations ..... from to Inlays: (
- i)involving one surface ............. from to (
- ii)involving two surfaces ............ from to (iii) involving three surfaces ......... from to Crowning: (
- i)shell crown - excluding any necessary root treatment ................ from to (
- ii)post crown - including root treatment ....................................... from to (iii) jacket crown .......................... from to Fee payable to anaesthetist for each administration of general anaesthesia from to [ S.L.458.03 23.29 41.93 4.66 6.99 9.32 13.98 13.98 20.96 4.66 9.32 1.75 1.75 2.91 4.08 6.99 11.65 .58 1.16 .58 1.16 6.99 11.65 9.32 13.98 11.65 16.31 6.99 11.65 9.32 11.65 13.98 18.63 3.49 6.99 3 4 [ S.L.458.03 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. TARIFF OF FEES PAYABLE TO DENTAL SURGEONS / DENTISTS When the dentist’s attendance is required away from the town, suburb, or village in which he resides, for every mile or part of a mile from such town, suburb or village to the limits of the town, suburb or village where the patient resides, there shall be reckoned additional to the fees laid down in this tariff and to the travelling expenses according to law, a rate of .................................................... When the dentist is called on board a ship lying in one of the harbours or bays of these Islands, to the fees mentioned in this tariff and exclusive of boat expenses, there shall be added between 7 a.m. and 9 p.m. between 9 p.m. and 7 a.m. When the dentist lives out of the place bordering on the harbour or bay in which the ship is lying, besides the rates fixed in the preceding paragraph, the rates fixed in paragraph 22 shall be chargeable, for the distance between the dentist’s place of residence and the quay or shore of the harbour or bay where the ship is lying. When the dentist is called to a ship lying out of a harbour or bay in these Islands, besides the travelling expenses by land and sea and the other fees and charges under this tariff, there shall be chargeable also a fee ...................... from to The rates as established by this tariff are binding only whenever there has been no previous agreement between dentist and patient. In those cases in which minimum and maximum rates are established, if the amount asked by the dentist be challenged, the fee shall be fixed by the Medical Council which will take in consideration all the circumstances of the case. The fees for operations and other services not included in this tariff shall be assessed by the Medical Council according to circumstances, provided there has been no previous agreement. The Medical Council may also assess fees due for medico-legal reports. .23 1.75 2.33 6.99 11.65