The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-09-15

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secretary shall issue to said applicant a dupli-
cate license, for which there shall be be paid
a fee of five dollars.
7. A fee of twenty dollars shall be paid to
the secretary of the Board at the time of ap-
plication by each applicant for examination,
or registration, or both often he or she
shall apply for same; provided that payment
of said fee of twenty dollars by applicant
who may apply for examination upon certain
subjects provided in Section 5, Article 3,
hereof shall entitle him her to take the ex-
animation upon the remainder of the pre-
scribed subjects, no part of said fee to be re-
funded under any circumstances.
8. The fees collected by the Board shall be
used to defray the cost of executing and en-
forcing the provisions of this Article, includ-
ing a salary to the secretary as fixed by the
Board and per diem to each member of the
Board of twenty-five dollars for every day he
is actually employed in the discharge of his
official duties, necessary expenses of the sec
rotary and members in the performance of
their duties, and such other expenses as the
Board shall deem necessary in carrying out the
purposes of this Article. The secretary shall
receive and disburse all moneys of the Board,
and shall account for the same to the State
Comptroller in the month of December in each
and every year; and should the amount in his
hands as of December first in any year, after
deducting all expenses paid or incurred, eX-
coed five hundred dollars, the excess shall be
paid over to the State Board of Health.
8. Transcripts from the aforesaid book of
registration certified by the secretary, sealed
with its seal, and all certificates issued in pur-
suance of the terms of this Article, shall be
evidence of the acts and proceedings of the
Board in any court of this State.
10: Following hearing, as hereafter pro
vided the Board may revoke or suspend for
such period the Board in its sole discretion
may determine. the license of any dentist prac-
ticing in this State upon finding by the Board
that the dentist whose license was revoked or
suspended:
~ was convicted of a crime involving moral
turpitude, in which certified copy of the
docket entries by the Clerk of the Court where
in the final judgment entered, shall be
conclusive evidence of the same;
W has presented to the Board a false di-
ploma, license or certificate, or one obtained
by false illegal means;
80 is by reason of persistent inebriety or
addiction to drugs. incompetent to continue
in the practice of dentistry
(4) is by reason of insanity or contagious
disease improper person to continue in
the practice of dentistry
(5)) has practiced offered to practice den
tstry defined in this Act under any name
except his proper name; which is the name as
set forth in the license granted to him or has
used the name of any company, association
corporation, trade-name, parlor, dental clinic
or business name in connection with the prac-
tice of dentistry defined in this Act; has per-
mitted, directly or indirectly. an unregistered
or unlicensed dentist to practice dentistry
under his or her direction;
(6) has employed or made use of advertising
solicitors or free public press agents;
90 has used any sign or whose name is
upon any sign, in violation of Section Is of
this Act;
(S) has violated Section IA of this Act
(9) has violated Section 10A of this Act.
(10) has been found guilty of dishonorabe or
conduct. Unprofessional con-
duct shall mean:
(a) the obtaining of any fee by fraud adj
vertising to guarantee any dental service, to
perform any dental operation painessly; MAX
character tending to deceive misead the
public;
(b) advertising professional superiority or
the performance of professional services in
superior manner; advertising prices for pro-
fessional service; advertising by means of
large display or glaring light signs using in
any sign the representation of a tooth, teeth,
bridge work or any portion of the human
head; employing making use of advertising
or free publicity press agents or ad-
vertising any free dental work, or free exami-
nation or advertising to guarantee any den
tai service; or to perform any dental opera
ton painlessly;
(c) advertising to use any anesthetic, drug,
formulate, material medicine, method or sys-
tenn; advertising by public exhibit at resi-
dence of practice any appliance used in res
toratve dentistry; advertising any free dem
tai work or free examination.
This Section 10 and Section 10A shall not be
retroactive, and license shall be suspended
or revoked for any violations of these sections
which violations occurred prior to the taking
effect of this Act
1OA. All advertising by dentists is prohib-
tied by this Act except the following:
(a) dentist may use a personal profess
sional card of not more than 8 1-2 inches by
2 inches. upon which may be printed only his
name, title, address, telephone number and Of
flee hours. Such card may be printed in news
papers or publications of this State, and that
which is set forth on the card may be announc-
ed over the radio. Not more than one card shall
be in any edition of any newspaper or pubhca-
ton at one time not more than two radio
shall be made in any one twenty
four hour period.
Oh A notice may be mailed every thirty
800 days by any dentist notifying any bona
fide patient of such dentist that thirty 800
days have elapsed since any dental examination
has been made by such dentist.
(c) Signs authorized as set forth in
Section IA of this Act.
Id Removal notices may be mailed by any
dentist notifying any bona fide patient of such
dentist that said dentist is removing his offices
from his present address to the address set
forth on said notice. Such notice shall not be
more than 1-2 inches by 2 inches and may
only contain the name, title, present address,
telephone number, office hours and new address
of the dentist who is removing his office. Such
notice may be printed in any newspaper or
publication Not more than one notice shall be
in any edition of any newspaper or publica-
ton at one time.
(e) Notices may be mailed to the general
public by any dentist who is about to begin
the practice of dentistry notifying the public
of this fact. Such notice shall not be more than
8 1-2 inches by inches and may only contain
the name, title, address, telephone number
and office hours of such dentist. Such notice
may be printed in any newspaper or publica-
ton. Not more than one notice shall be in any
edition of any newspaper or publication at one
time.
This Section is severable, and if this Section
is declared unconstitutional, the decision so
holding the same shall not be construed as i'm
pairing any other provision of this act.lt is here
by declared as a legislative intent that this Act
would have been adopted had this provision
not been included therein.
IL. In the event the license of any dentist
is revoked or suspended, such fact shall be
noted by the Board upon the record of regis
tration, and the registration and certificate of
the practitioner offending shall be suspended
or revoked as the case may be; and any person
whose registration has been so suspended or re-
voked under the provisions of this Section shall
be deemed unregistered person and subject,
as such, to the penalties prescribed for the
practice of dentistry by persons that are not
duly registered.
Every lcensec whose license has been sus-
pended or revoked by the Board may appeal to
the Baltimore City Court of Baltimore City or
the Circuit Court of the County wherein the
licensee has his or her Office where the mat
ter shall be heard de novo, and where either
party shall be entitled to jury trial. The de-
csion of the said Court shall be final and such
appeal shall operate as a stay of the order or
decision of the Board from which the appeal
was taken. All appeals must be taken within
fifteen 15) days from the date of the decision
of the Board. All costs on appeal shall be paid
by the losing party.
IL. The proceedings to revoke or suspend
any license under Section 10 of this Act may
only be taken by the Board upon the complaint
of another. All complaints must be in writing,
verified by some person familiar with the facts
therein charged and two comics thereof must