Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-08-26

BHlu HedTlnR. CeENlce upon Tue dCCuSeu
shall be by delivery of a copy of the
order and complaint to the accused In
person q In the event the Board is un-
able to serve the accused In person, the
service shall be had by delivery of the
same to his last known residence and
last known business address, or ty
sending a copy OF the same by regis
tered mail to the accused at his last
known residence and last known busi-
ness address, any of which means shall
constitute sufficient notice to justify
proceedings with a hearing of the
charges. The accused must appear at
the time appointed in the order and
answer the charges and make his de-
fense to the same, Nnless for sufficient
cause the Board may assign another
day for the purpose. If the accused
does not appear the Board may proceed
with the hearing and finally determine
the accusation or complaint, in the alb
sence of the accused If the accused
pleads guilty, or refuses to answer the
charges, or upon hearing thereof the
Board shall find said charges or any of
them true, the Board may proceed to
suspend or revoke the license of the
accused for such length of time as the
Board, in it's dscretions shall deem
proper. The Board and the accused
may have the benefit of counsel The
Board shall have the power to admin
lister oaths. take the depOstions of wit
nesses in the manner provided by law
in civil cases, and to compel the attend
ance of witnesses by subpoena issued
over the signature of the secretary of
the Board. The Board shall issue for
any and all witnesses 'oquested in
writing by the accused
Whenever any person sup,oenaed to
appear and give testimony shall refuse
to appear or testify before said Board,
or to answer any pertinent, relative or
proper questions, he shall be deemed In
contempt of said Board, and it shall be
the duty of the presiding officer of said
Board to report the fact to the Superior
Court of Baltimore City in the event
the party guilty of contempt resides in
said City, or has place of business In
said City, or to the Judge of the Cir
cult Court of the County wherein the
party guilty of said contempt resides;
thereupon the Court shall issue an at
tachment in the usual form, directed to
the Sheriff of the City or County COM
manding said Sheriff to attach said per-
son and forthwith bring him before
the Court On the return of said at
tachment and the production of the per-
son attached, the court shall have jur-
isdictiOn of the contempt, and the per-
son charged may purge himself or the
contempt in the same way, and the same
proceedings shall be had, and the same
penalties may be imposed, and the same
punishment may be inflicted as in the
case of witness subpOenaed to appear
and give evidence in the trial OF a civil
cause. The Board shall have the power
in it's discretion. to authorize the pay.
ment of fees and travelling expenses OF
witnesses called before the Board and
examined in any proceeding properly
before the Board.
Is. All signs prohibited by this Act
shall be removed within three months
after the passage of this Act. Any per-
son or persons who shall prohibit, neg
lect, fail or refuse to remove any sign
prohibited by this Act is guilty OF q
violation Of this Act and subject to the
penalties thereof.
Il. Each person holding q license un-
der this Act shall exhibit on the door
or the wall of the building wherein he
shall practive dentistry, not more than
two signs on which shall be placed the
name and title or degree Of such per.
son, the letters Of which shall not ex-
practicing dentistry in any building
may exhibit such sign on the door or
his Office in addition to those on the
door or wall of such building.
15 Any person shal be deemed to be
practicing dentistry, within the mean
ing of this Act, (a) who Is manager
proprietor, or conductor of, or an op,,
orator in. any place In which ta any densal naa
formed within the mouth of any per-
son; or (b) who for a fee. salary. or
other remuneration or reward, pald or
to be paid to himself or to another, or
gratuitously or otherwise, performs any
such service or operation; or (c) who
diagnoses or treats, or attempts to dag
nose or treat, any disease, lesion, meloc-
clusion, or malposition OF tooth, gum
or jaw, in any person. mechanically
incidentally. by use OF A-ray, or otner,
wise; or Id who attempts to perform
in the mouth of any person any opera
tion incident to the repair or replace
ment of a tooth or teeth; or (e) VINO
publicly or privately applies to HIM
self the title Dentist" or Dental Sur
D. NJ. D., or any other titles or letters
in connection with his name which, in
any way, represent him as being COM
petent or ready to peform any dental
service or any dental operation In any
human mouth. This subsection shall
have no {: /. lication to any person who
is the ho.er of a dental degree who
does not, either directly or indirectly,
practice, or attempt to practice, dentis-
try as hereinbefore set forth In this
Section 10.
16. Nothing in this Act shall apply
to a bona fide student Of dentistry In
the clinic rooms of a reputable dental
college; to a legally qualified physician
or surgeon unless he practices dentistry
as q specialty; to a dental surgeon or
the United States Army, Navy, Public
Health Service or Veterans Bureau, in
the discharge of his official duties; nor
to a lawful practitioner of dentistry OF
another State, territory or foreign coun-
try making q clinical demonstration be-
fore a dental society, dental convention,
association of dentists, or dental col
lege, or in performing professional du-
ties in connection with a specific case
on which he may have been called to
the State of Maryland. Nothing in this
Article shall apply to public school clln-
les, to state institutions. to eleemosynary
institutions, or to business corporations
which may maintain clinics for pupils,
inmates or employees only which shall
employ only legally qualified dentists.
No such public school clinic, State In
stitution, eleemosynary institution, or
business corporation shall advertise in
any manner or by any method, either
directly or indirectly, anything relative
to the practice of dentistry. Such in-
stitutions are prohibited not only from
advertising in violation OF this Act, but
are prohibited from advertising In any
manner anything relative to the prac-
tice of dentistry. Nothing in this Arti-
Gle shall prohibit the Dental Division
of the State Department of Health, or
the Director of the Public School Clin-
les Of the City Health Department from
broadcasting educational programs over
the radio.
II. All persons now authorized to
practice dentistry in this State, and
those who may be hereafter registered
under the provisions of this Article,
shall be exempt from service as jurors