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Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act, 1993 (Act No. 130 of 1993)Scale of FeesAnnual Increase in Medical Tariffs for Medical Service Providers - 2018Dental Practitioners ServicesTariff ScheduleI. General PractitionersL. Adjunctive General Services |
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GENERAL DENTAL PRACTITIONERS |
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Unclassified treatment |
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8131 |
Palliative [emergency] treatment for dental pain This is typically reported on a per visit" basis for emergency treatment of dental pain where no other treatment item is applicable or applied for treatment of the same tooth |
160.86 |
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8221 |
Local treatment of post-extraction haemorrhage - initial visit |
112.90 |
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(Excluding treatment of bleeding in the case of blood dyscrasias, e.g. haemophilia) |
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8223 |
Local treatment of post-extraction haemorrhage - each additional visit |
72.50 |
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8225 |
Treatment of septic socket - initial visit |
112.90 |
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8227 |
Treatment of septic socket - each additional visit |
72.50 |
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Anaesthesia |
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8141 |
Inhalation sedation - first quarter-hour or part thereof |
142.52 |
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8143 |
Inhalation sedation - each additional quarter-hour or part thereof No additional fee can be charged for gases used in the case of items 8141 and 8143 |
77.07 |
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8144 |
Intravenous sedation |
74.95 |
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8145 |
Local anaesthetic, per visit Code 8145 includes the use of the wand |
35.19 |
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8499 |
The relevant codes published in the Government Gazette for Medical Practitioners shall apply to general anaesthetics for dental procedures |
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Professional visits |
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8129 |
Additional fee for emergency treatment rendered outside normal working hours (including emergency treatment carried out at hospital). Not applicable where a practice offers extended service hours as the norm. |
389.10 |
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8140 |
Fee for treatment at a venue other than the surgery, inclusive of hospital visits, treatment under general anaesthetic and home visits; per visit |
248.22 |
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Code 8140 may be applied concurrent with codes 8101 or 8104, but in accordance with rule 001 |
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Drugs, medication and materials |
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8183 |
Intra-muscular or sub-cutaneous injection therapy, per injection (Not applicable to local anaesthetic) |
67.09 |
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8220 |
Use of suture material provided by practitioner |
Rule 013 |
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Miscellaneous services |
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8109 |
Infection control, per dentist, per hygienist, per dental assistant, per visit |
23.73 |
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Code 8109 includes the provision by the dentist of new rubber gloves, masks, etc. for each patient |
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8110 |
Provision of sterilized and wrapped instrumentation in consulting rooms The use of this code is limited to heat, autoclave or vapour sterilised and wrapped instruments |
66.93 |
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8168 |
Behaviour management, by report |
153.16 |
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May be reported in addition to treatment provided. Should be reported in 15 minute increments |
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Notes: If requested, the report must be made available at no charge The use of this code is limited to general dental practitioners and specialists in community dentistry |
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Limitation May be reported in addition to treatment provided, when the patient is developmentally disabled, mentally ill, or is especially uncooperative and difficult to manage, resulting in the dental staff utilising additional time, skill and/or assistance to render treatment. The code can only be billed where treatment requires extraordinary effort and is the only alternative to general anaesthesia. The fee includes all pharmacological, psychological and physical management adjuncts required or utilized. Notation and justification must be recorded in the patient record identifying the specific behavior problem and the technique used to manage it. Billed in 15-minute units. (maximum 4 units per visit and allowed once per patient per day). Limited to 12 units per year. |
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8304 |
Rubber dam, per arch |
118.15 |
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(Refer to the guidelines for the application of a rubber dam in the preamble to the category "Endodontics")
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