This revision includes the following main changes:
- The Protocol has been revised to detail the Level 1–4 checks being undertaken across each of the payment categories (Capitation & Continuing Care; Items of Service; Allowances).
- A section on Retention of Evidence has been added.
- The section on Capitation & Continuing Care has been augmented with an enhancement of the existing checking processes for patient registrations – principally the following up of the 5% of registrations which currently do not match to CHI.
- An appendix detailing the processes applied for the Inspection of Patients by the Scottish Dental Reference Service has been added.