Dental Act 1939

Dental Charges Committee Regulations 1973

These regulations were repealed by the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (WA) Act 2010 s. 15(2)(c) (No. 35 of 2010) as at 18 Oct 2010 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 1 Oct 2010 p. 5075-6)

 

 

Dental Charges Committee Regulations 1973

Contents

1.Citation1

2.Application for review of account1

3.Determination by Committee1

Schedule

Notes

Compilation table6

 

Dental Act 1939

Dental Charges Committee Regulations 1973

1.Citation

These regulations may be cited as the Dental Charges Committee Regulations 1973 1.

2.Application for review of account

A person who wishes to have the Dental Charges Committee review an account for fees or remuneration charged in respect of a dental service shall make application in writing to the Committee in Form 1 in the Schedule and shall forward to the Committee the original of the account received.

3.Determination by Committee

The Committee shall acknowledge receipt of the application referred to in regulation 1 in Form 2 in the Schedule and after making a determination on the account submitted for review shall forward to the applicant a certificate in Form 3 in the Schedule evidencing the amount therein specified as being reasonable in relation to the service therein specified.

 

Schedule

Form 1

Dental Act 1939

APPLICATION FOR REVIEW OF CHARGES

Dental Charges Committee

16 Rheola Street

WEST PERTH, W.A. 6005

I ........................................................................................................................

Surname (Block letters) Other Names

Post Code .......................

of ..................................................................Telephone .......................

hereby make application for a review by the Dental Charges Committee of the attached account setting out the amount claimed by Mr. ......................................

dentist of ................................................... and for a certificate certifying what is found to be a reasonable charge or remuneration in respect of the dental services to which the account relates.

In support of this request I furnish the following information: — 

(a)Prior to commencing the dental treatment I was informed of the nature of treatment and the proposed charges

Yes

No

 

 

 

(b)I was quoted an estimate of proposed charges,

 

 

 

Verbally

Yes

 

 

No

 

in writing

Yes

 

 

No

 

 

 

(c)The amount stated in the account received differs from the original quotation.

 

Yes

No

 

 

Nature of difference, if any ..............................

 

 

 

(d)I have discussed my grievance with the dentist involved............................................................

 

Yes

No

 

 

...........................................................................

...........................................................................

 

 

 

(e)In support of the request I offer the following additional information:......................................

 

 

 

...........................................................................

...........................................................................

...........................................................................

 

 

 

Signed: ...............................................................................

Dated:. ................................................................................

Form 2

Dental Act 1939

APPLICATION FOR REVIEW OF CHARGES

 

...........................................................................................................

(Name and address of applicant)

...........................................................................................................

...........................................................................................................

Receipt is acknowledged of an application for review of the account for dental services rendered to you by Mr. ......................... , dentist, of ................................

in respect of (details of service) ................................ on (date) .............................

in the sum of $ .....................................

The matter is under review and you will be advised of the result of your application in early course.

Chairman,
DENTAL CHARGES COMMITTEE.

Form 3

Dental Act 1939

APPLICATION FOR REVIEW OF CHARGES

...........................................................................................................

(Name and address of applicant)

...........................................................................................................

...........................................................................................................

The Dental Charges Committee has investigated the account rendered to you by Mr. ........................................ , dentist, of ........................................... in respect of (details of service) ................................. on (date) ...................................... in the sum of $ .......................... and the Committee considers a reasonable amount of fees or remuneration for the dental services received to be $ ..........................

The Committee bases its decision on the following facts:

Chairman,
DENTAL CHARGES COMMITTEE.

 

Notes

1This is a compilation of the Dental Charges Committee Regulations 1973 and includes the amendments made by the other written laws referred to in the following table. The table also contains information about any reprint.

Compilation table

Citation

Gazettal

Commencement

Dental Charges Committee Regulations 1973

7 Dec 1973 p. 4491‑3

7 Dec 1973

Reprint of the Dental Charges Committee Regulations 1973 as at 13 Jul 2001

These regulations were repealed by the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (WA) Act 2010 s. 15(2)(c) (No. 35 of 2010) as at 18 Oct 2010 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 1 Oct 2010 p. 5075-6)