Special Needs Grant : Contents
Essential dental treatment
A Special Needs Grant for dental treatment is available for a client or their immediate family if they have an immediate need for essential dental treatment.
The dental treatment needs to be essential, and must be required immediately for an oral health issue that:
- has deteriorated or would begin to deteriorate if left untreated and
- is having, or is likely to have, a detrimental effect on the client's oral health and/or their physical health
The essential dental treatment must be provided:
- by a dentist or
- by a health agency for a fee
For more information see:
Legislation
- Dental treatment clause 11.9 Special Needs Grants Programme
- dentist (definition) clause 3 Special Security Regulations 2018
