The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-23
AN ACT


 To define dentistry; to provide for the
 regulation of the practice thereon; to
 provide for the examination of appli- cants to practice dentistry in Alabama
 to provide for the issuing of license cer-
 tificates and the registration and display
 thereof; to provide for reports by pro-
 bate judges of said registrations to
 provide for the revoking or refusing to
 issue said certificates: to provide a
 board of dental examiners of Alabama
 provide for their election and prescribe their duties. powers, qualifications, terms
 of office and compensation; to provide for the disposition of fees collected by
 said board: to provide fees and funds
 for enforcing said act; to provide for
 enforcing said act to allow the board
 of dental examiners of Alabama to en-
 ter into reciprocity agreements with
 like boards of other states; to provide
 penalties and punishment for the Vio-
 latfon of the provisions of said act; tt
 provide for any unconstitutionality oi
 said act, and to repeal all general and
 local laws in conflict with said act Be it enacted by the legislature of Ala
 bama as follows:
 l. (A) That recognizing that dentistry Is a speciality of medicine and surgery, therefore after the passage of this act any .person shall be said to be practice ing dentistry within the meaning of this dCl WHO uScS tue WOTQS utnl.Sl, QSIf- tai surgeon" the letters ID. D. s." or other letters or title in connection with his or her name which in any way rep resents him or her a S engaged in the prac- ticc of dentistry, or shall advertise or permit to be advertised by sign, card cir cular, hand bill, newspaper or otherwise that he or she can or will attempt to per form operations of any kind; or shall d. iagnose, or treat, or profess to treat, any of tine diseases or lesions of the ora cavity, teeth. gums maxillary bones,i or shall extract teeth, or shall prepare to fill cavities in human teeth, or shall cor. rect malposition of the teeth or jaws, or shall supply artificial teeth or shall ad- minister anaesthetics, general or local administer or prescribe such remedies medicinal or otherwise as shall be needed in the treatment of dental and oral dis cases, or do any practice included in the curricula of recognized, reputable den- tai colleges; provided, that nothing in this act shall interfere with the ex- traction of teeth without compensation or the performance of mechanical work son employed in or operating a dental laboratory. and, provided, that this act shall not prevent students from perform. ing dental opera tions under the super vision of competent instructors within g dental school or college, or the denta uepdftHlHll ol uuiVefSlly or cOlleBes rec ognizcd by the board of dental examiners Of Alabama, or from working under rreceptor during college vacation, only and under such rules and regulations as the board of dental examiners of Ala bama may prescribe.
 (B) It shall be unlawful for any persor to engage in the practice of this spe .clalty, either assistant or employe, or to receive any license required by law to practice this speciality, except he shal have passed the examinations provided for by this act, and received the cer- ti6cates, as herein provided and ans person practicing this speciality in this state, without having received certlfi' cate. as herein provided, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon con. viction thereof, shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars ($l00), nor nor than two hundred and fifty dollars (S250 ! for the first Offense, and for the second offense fine of not less than five hun dred dollars H500) or Imprisonment ol from one to six months in jail, or both in the discretion of the court.
 co It shall be unlawful for any off cer, either state, county or municipal to issue any license to practice thi. speciality to any person who does no show certificate from the board of den tai examiners of Alabama provided, how ever. that nothing in this act shall b, construed to prevent the extraction o teeth for compensation by legal praction CTS of medicine g. That all persons now registered ol licensed as dentists under the laws of tn, state of Alabama shall be entitled tt ! Continue in the practice of said profes i sion unmolested by the provisions of thtl oct
 3. Any person who shall hereafter de sire a certificate to practice dentistry II this state shall file, or cause to be filed l with the secretary treasurer of the board of dental examiners of Alabama, an ap : plication in writing, in such form as ma, | b6 required by satd board of dental OK | amlr1crs, and under oath. setting fOrti 11e pnme and ese of the applicant. the