Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) A dental provider , in relation to a dental service, means the following:
(a) a dental practitioner who has general registration, or specialist registration, in the dentists division of the dental profession under a law of a State or Territory;
(b) if the Dental Benefits Rules specify a class of persons to be dental providers in relation to the dental service--a person included in that class.
(2) Despite subsection (1), a dental practitioner is not a dental provider in relation to a dental service, if:
(a) the dental practitioner is included in a class of dental practitioners specified in the Dental Benefits Rules not to be dental providers in relation to the dental service; or
(b) the Dental Benefits Rules specify that dental practitioners are not dental providers in relation to the dental service.