TARIFF OF FEES PAYABLE TO 
DENTAL SURGEONS / DENTISTS [ S.L.458.03 1
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 and Act XIII of 1983.
Title.
Surgeons / Dentists Order.
Tariff of fees.
be as set out in the Schedule to this Order.
Amended by:
II. 1959.31.
XIII. 1983.5.
S C H E D U L E
(Article 2)
Tariff of Fees payable to Dental Surgeons / Dentists
Lm c
1. Fees for simple examination of the mouth
together with a written report thereon
 from
 to
.25 
.50
2. Fees for extraction of teeth (at one sitting
and with local anaesthesia)
For any one extraction ................... from
 to
2, 3, 4 and 5 extractions ................. from
 to
6, 7 and 8 extractions ..................... from
 to
9, 10 and 11 extractions ................. from
 to
12, 13 and 14 extractions ............... from
 to
15, 16 and 17 extractions ............... from
 to
18, 19 and 20 extractions ............... from
 to
over 20 extractions ........................ from
 to
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
.25
.50
.37,
.00
.00
.50
.25
.75
.75
.00
.00
.25
.25
.50
.50
.00
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3. Scaling
(i) Normal scaling and gum treatment
 from
 to
(ii) prolonged gum treatment (including
deep scaling, correction of traumatic
occlusion and oral hygiene instructions,
etc.) ............................................... from
 to
1
1
4
.50
.00
.50
.00
4. Apicectomy: per tooth (including root
treatment) ...................................... from
 to
2
4
.00
.00
5. Alveolectomy: (for upper or lower jaw)
 from
  to
2
4
.00
.00
6. Gingivectomy (including any scaling) for
every unit of four teeth .................. from
 to
1
1
.00
.50
7. Removal of cysts, buried roots, impacted
teeth .............................................. from
 to
2
8
.00
.00
8. Haemorrhage: fee per case for arrest of
bleeding ........................................ from
 to 1
.50
.00
9. Domiciliary visit ............................... from
 to
.25
.50
10. Fillings:
(i) amalgam
( a ) involving one surface
fee per tooth ....................... from
 to
( b ) involving more than one surface
fee per tooth ....................... from
 to
(ii) silicates .................................... from
 to
1
1
1
1
1
.75
.00
.00
.50
.00
.75
11. Conservation of deciduous teeth
fee per tooth ............................... from
 to
.37,
.62,
5
5
12. Root treatment (per tooth)
(i) single-rooted (non-septic) ....... from
 to
(ii) multi-rooted and all septic ...... from
 to
1
2
2
3
.50
.00
.00
.00
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13. Dentures:
(i) full upper and lower ............... from
 to
(ii) per denture
1 to 3 teeth ............................. from
 to
4 to 8 teeth ............................. from
 to
9 to 14 teeth ........................... from
 to
10
18
2
3
4
6
6
9
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
14. Re-lining of denture .......................... from
 to
2
4
.00
.00
15. Repairs:
(i) vulcanite or plastic dentures:
( a ) cracks or fractures of a denture ...
( b ) replacing of a loosened tooth or
loosened band or wire .................
( c ) addition of teeth or bands or wire 
Maximum fee for each denture .........
(ii) Orthodontic appliances, obturators,
splints, radium applicators. Such fee as
may be approved by the Medical
Council.
1
1
.75
.75
.25
.75
16. Obturators: fee per case in addition to
appropriate denture fee .................. from
 to
3
5
.00
.00
17. Fee per case of treatment of sensitive
cementum ...................................... from
 to
.25
.50
18. Fee for taking of material for pathological
or bacteriological examinations ..... from
 to
.25
.50
19. Inlays:
(i) involving one surface ............. from
 to
(ii) involving two surfaces ............ from
 to
(iii) involving three surfaces ......... from
 to
3
5
4
6
5
7
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
20. Crowning:
(i) shell crown - excluding any
necessary root treatment ................ from
 to
(ii) post crown - including root
treatment ....................................... from
 to
(iii) jacket crown .......................... from
 to
3
5
4
5
6
8
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
21. Fee payable to anaesthetist for each
administration of general anaesthesia
 from
 to
1
3
.50
.00
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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 ...................... .10
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.
 between 9 p.m. and 7 a.m. 1
.75
.00
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
 to
3
5
.00
.00
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.
