Charges may apply to treatment carried out at an outreach clinic depending on how the clinic contract has been set up by the Commissioner and the University or Dental Institute.
If the outreach clinic has been assigned a contract number by the Commissioner, treatment charges apply.
The clinic will collect the treatment charges which will be deducted from the contract by NHS Dental Services.
If the outreach clinic has not been assigned a contract number by the Commissioner, a local arrangement would be in place with the Commissioner.
They're responsible for the decision if patient charges should be collected.
There are a few exceptions where Commissioners would not want charges taken on a contract. In these cases, the Commissioner must notify our Claims Processing Team so an override can be put in place.