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CHAPTER 823 An Act to amend and reenact §§ 54.1-2721 and 54.1-2727 of the Code of Virginia, relating to display of license by dentists and dental hygienists. [S 281] Approved April 7, 2006

 

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1.  That §§ 54.1-2721 and 54.1-2727 of the Code of Virginia are amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 54.1-2721. Display of license.

Every person practicing dentistry in this Commonwealth shall display his license in his office in plain view of patients. Any person practicing dentistry without having his license on display shall be subject to disciplinary action by the Board.

The provisions of this section shall not apply to any dentist while he is serving as a volunteer providing dental services in an underserved area of the Commonwealth under the auspices of a Virginia charitable corporation granted tax-exempt status under § 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code and operating as a clinic for the indigent and uninsured that is organized for the delivery of primary health care services.

§ 54.1-2727. Display of license.

Every person practicing dental hygiene shall at all times display his license in a conspicuous place in his office in plain view of patients.

The provisions of this section shall not apply to any dental hygienist while he is serving as a volunteer providing dental hygiene services in an underserved area of the Commonwealth under the auspices of a Virginia charitable corporation granted tax-exempt status under § 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code and operating as a clinic for the indigent and uninsured that is organized for the delivery of primary health care services.