Mandatory Services. The Contractor must provide to its patients, during the period specified in clause 75, all proper and necessary dental care and treatment which includes— the care which a dental practitioner usually undertakes for a patient and which the patient is willing to undergo; treatment, including urgent treatment; and where appropriate, the referral of the patient for advanced mandatory services, domiciliary services, sedation services or other relevant services provided under Part 1 of the Act. The Contractor must provide— urgent treatment, and all other services described in clause 76, that are necessary to meet the reasonable needs of its patients during normal surgery hours. Normal surgery hours are [ ] to [ ] [every working day]26. The dental care and treatment referred to in clause 74 includes— examination; diagnosis; advice and planning of treatment; preventative care and treatment; periodontal treatment; conservative treatment; surgical treatment; supply and repair of dental appliances; the taking of radiographs; the supply of listed drugs and listed appliances; and the issue of prescriptions, but it does not include additional services.
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