The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-07-27
CHAPTER GXIIII.
An Act to regulate the practice of dentis
try in the state of New Jersey

try in the state of New Jersey.
/. Be it enacted by the Senate and Gen
eral Assembly of the State of New Jer-
sey, That a board or commission to be
known as the state board of registration
and examination in dentistry is hereby
created, to consist of five resident and
practfcing dentists, whose duty it shall
be to carry out and enforce the provisions
of this act; the present members of the
board Of dental examiners appointed and
now existing under the act Of the legisla-
ture OF this state entitled ''An act to re e
nlate the practice of dentistry and to pro-
tect tie people against empiricism In re-
lation thereto in the state CT New Jer-
sey,' approved ammo domini one thou
sand eight hundred and seventy three
shall constitute the first members of said
board or commission, and shall hold Of
flee until the first Tuesday in Octo Der
next, and until their successors are APP
pointed, as hereinafter provided; the New
Jersey state dental society shall, atits next
annual meeting, recommend to the gov
ernor five dentists of good repute residing
and practicing in this State, whom the
governor shall appoint members of said
board or commission to fill the vacancies
occurring on the first Tuesday in October
next, as hereinbefore provided; the mem
bers of said board or commission shall be
appointed for the term of five years and
until their successors are duly appointed
successors are duly appointed, except
that of the members thereof first to be APP
pointed upon recommendation of said So
ciety; one shall hold office until the first
tuesday in October next; one until the
first Tuesday III October, ammo domini
one thousand eight hundred aud ninety
one; one until the first Tuesday in Oc-
tober, ammo domini one thousand eight
hundred and ninety-two, and one until
the hrst Tuesday in October, anno
domini one thousand eight hundred
and ninety three, and one until the
nrst Tuesday in October, ammo domini
one thousand eight hundred and
ninety four; and the members
SO first appointed as aforesaid
shall Immediately, upon their APP
polntment, determine by lot the period
Tor which each member shall hald Office;
it shall'be the duty of the New Jersey
dental society, at each annual meeting
after the next to recommend to the gov
ernor dentist in good repute, residing
and practicing in this state. whom the
governor shall appoint to I'LL the vacancy
in the said board occurring in the year
| IN which such meeting is held; vacancies
occurring in the term of any member or
members shall be filled for the unex-
pired term or terms only, in the same
manner upon recommendation to be
made by said society; the governor may
| remove any member of said board for
good cause shown, upon recommends
ton Of the New Jersey state dental
society.
2 And be it enacted, Thau Immediately
after the passage of this act the presens
members of the board of examiners"
shall meet and organize as the state board
OF registration and examination in den
tistry under this act, by the election
from their number Of a president and
| secretary, who shall severally hold office
until the first Tuesday in October next
and until their successors are elected;
the board shall annually elect from its
number q president and secretary, who
shall have the power, during their term
of office, to administer oaths and take
afiidavits, certifying thereto, under their
hands and the seal Of said board; said
| board shall hold at least two meetings in
each year, for the purpose OF examining
aud licensing persons TO practice
| dentistry n this state; three of said
| board shall constitute a quorum.
\ and its proceedings shall at all
| reasonable times, be open to public in
! spection; sad board shall make an annual
report Of its proceedings TO the governor
on or before the thirty-first day of De-
cember, IN each year; the board shalt
| adopt rules for its own government, and
! rules for the examination and licensing
| of practitioners of dentistry in this state;
| the examination Of applicants for license
| to practice shall be confined to written
| or oral examination, or both Yyxtten and
oral, upon subjects property 9ting TO
the science OF dentistry, and III owledge
| of which Is necessary to thu roper and
4 skillful practice of said sci2ssk the said
hoard may also require IT, applicants
| as part of the examin BON, demon
STATIONS of their ~ in oper-
alive and mechanical Edantistry; and
any rule altering the nature OF the exam