TARIFF OF FEES PAYABLE TO DENTAL SURGEONS / DENTISTS ORDER

TARIFF OF FEES PAYABLE TO

DENTAL SURGEONS / DENTISTS

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.

The title of this Order is Tariff of Fees payable to Dental

Surgeons / Dentists Order.

Emendata

II. 1959.31;

XIII. 1983.5.

(Artikolu 2)

Sostitwita

A.L. 427 ta’ l-

Tariffa ta’ Drittijiet li g]andhom jit]allsu lil Kirurgi Dentali/

2007. Dentisti

€

1. Dritt g]al e\ami sempli`i tal-]alq flimkien

ma’ rapport bil miktub ................... minn

.58

sa

1.16

2. Dritt g]al qlug] ta’ snien jew dras (f’vista

wa]da u b’anestetiku lokali)

g]al qlug] ta’ sinna jew darsa ........ minn

.58

sa

1.16

g]al qlug] ta’ 2, 3, 4 u 5 sinniet jew

darsiet ........................................... minn

.87

sa

2.33

g]al qlug] ta’ 6, 7 u 8 sinniet jew darsiet

...................................................... minn

2.33

sa

The tariff of fees payable to dental surgeons / dentists shall

be as set out in the Schedule to this Order.

S CHEDULE

(Article 2)

Tariff of Fees payable to Dental Surgeons / Dentists

€

1. Fees for simple examination of the mouth

together with a written report thereon

from

.58

to

1.16

2. Fees for extraction of teeth (at one sitting

and with local anaesthesia)

For any one extraction ................... from

to

.58

2, 3, 4 and 5 extractions ................. from

1.16

to

.87

6, 7 and 8 extractions ..................... from

2.33

to

2.33

9, 10 and 11 extractions ................. from

49

to

2.91

12, 13 and 14 extractions ............... from

08

to

4.08

15, 16 and 17 extractions ............... from

4.66

to

4.66

18, 19 and 20 extractions ............... from

24

to

5.82

5.82

over 20 extractions ........................ from

to

99

TARIFF OF FEES PAYABLE TO

DENTAL SURGEONS / DENTISTS

3. Scaling

(i) Normal scaling and gum treatment

from

1.16

to

2.33

(ii) prolonged gum treatment (including

deep scaling, correction of traumatic

occlusion and oral hygiene instructions,

etc.) ............................................... from

3.49

to

32

4. Apicectomy: per tooth (including root

treatment) ...................................... from

4.66

to

9.32

5. Alveolectomy: (for upper or lower jaw)

from

4.66

to

9.32

6. Gingivectomy (including any scaling) for

every unit of four teeth .................. from

2.33

to

3.49

7. Removal of cysts, buried roots, impacted

teeth .............................................. from

4.66

to

63

8. Haemorrhage: fee per case for arrest of

bleeding ........................................ from

1.16

to

2.33

9. Domiciliary visit ............................... from

.58

to

1.16

10. Fillings

(i) amalgam

(a) involving one surface

fee per tooth ....................... from

1.75

to

2.33

(b) involving more than one surface

fee per tooth ....................... from

2.33

3.49

to

(ii) silicates .................................... from

2.33

to

4.08

11. Conservation of deciduous teeth

fee per tooth ............................... from

.87

to

1.46

12. Root treatment (per tooth)

(i) single-rooted (non-septic) ....... from

3.49

to

4.66

(ii) multi-rooted and all septic ...... from

4.66

to

6.99

TARIFF OF FEES PAYABLE TO

DENTAL SURGEONS / DENTISTS

13. Dentures

(i) full upper and lower ............... from

23. 29 to

93

(ii) per denture

1 to 3 teeth ............................. from

4.66

to

6.99

4 to 8 teeth ............................. from

9.32

to

13.98

9 to 14 teeth ........................... from

13.98

to

20.96

14. Re-lining of denture .......................... from

4.66

to

9.32

15. Repairs

(i) vulcanite or plastic dentures

(a) cracks or fractures of a denture ...

1.75

(b) replacing of a loosened tooth or

loosened band or wire .................

1.75

(c) addition of teeth or bands or wire

2.91

Maximum fee for each denture .........

4.08

(ii) Orthodontic appliances, obturators,

splints, radium applicators. Such fee as

may be approved by the Medical

Council.

16. Obturators: fee per case in addition to

appropriate denture fee .................. from

6.99

to

11.65

17. Fee per ca se of trea tme nt of se ns itive

cementum ...................................... from

.58

to

1.16

18. Fee for taking of material for pathological

or bacteriological examinations ..... from

.58

to

1.16

19. Inlays

(i) involving one surface ............. from

6.99

to

11.65

(ii) involving two surfaces ............ from

9.32

to

13.98

(iii) involving three surfaces ......... from

11.65

to

16.31

20. Crowning

(i) shell crown - excluding any

necessary root treatment ................ from

6.99

to

11.65

(ii) post crown - including root

treatment ....................................... from

9.32

to

11.65

(iii) jacket crown .......................... from

13.98

to

18.63

21. Fee payable to anaesthetist for each

administration of general anaesthesia

from

3.49

to

6.99

TARIFF OF FEES PAYABLE TO

DENTAL SURGEONS / DENTISTS

22. 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 ....................................................

.23

23. 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.

1.75

between 9 p.m. and 7 a.m.

2.33

24. 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.

25. 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

6.99

to

11.65

26. 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.