The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-08-18

Dbilc DOdFu Oh Dental Examiners, us organ
a ization and duties; providing for the giving
of examinations and licenses by said Board
I providing for the issuance of new licenses
e IN place of those that are lost or destroyed
, providing for fees upon taking of examina-
tons; providing for the revocation and sus-
a pension of licenses; prohibiting advertising
by dentists; providing appeals from the
ruling of the Board defining dentistry; ere
ating certain exceptions to the Act provid-
2 ing for penalties, and providing other mat
E tiers incidental to the general purpose of the
Act.
Section / Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland. That Sections l to 18.
inclusive of Article 30 of the Code of Public
General Laws of Maryland, 1885 Supplement.
Flacks Edition, title Dentistry, be, and the
same are hereby, repealed and that twenty
2 three new sections. to be known as Sections
l; 2, B. a, 5, g.; T., S, 9, 10, 10a'
be, and they are hereby, enacted in lieu and in
place thereof, said new sections to read as
follows:
l. It shall be unlawful for any person to
engage in the practice Of dentistry in the
State of Maryland, unless such person shall
have obtained license from the State Board
of Dental Examiners of the State of Maryland
as hereinafter provided except that the license
of any dentist. existing at the time of the pas
sage of this Act shall continue in force unless
suspended or revoked by the Board in the
manner hereinafter provided.
All licenses issued by the Board shall be
issued to individual persons, and it shall be
unlawful for any dentist to practice in this
State under any name except his own true
noration association nartnersbip. narior or
any entity or association of any kind char
acter. 1t shall be unlawful for any individual
~, e,roun of Individuals to nracticp dentistry
in +hie St,+a os a cornora+ion or under a cor
nora+e name. ar under a nartnership
name; as an association or under an
association name; as a parlor or under any
parlor name. entity or under the name
of any entity of any kind or character
2. There shall be State Board of Dental
Examiners. hereinafter called the Board, whose
duty it shall be to carry out the purposes and
Board shall consist of six registered and prac-
ticing dentists of recognized ability and honor,
residents of the State of Maryland, each OF
whom shall have been in active practice in
the State for at least five years Immediately
preceding his appointment. No member of the
faculty or teaching staff of any university or
college in the State of Maryland which offers
undergraduate courses in dentistry shall be eli
gible for appointment. The members of the
Board as at present constituted shall hold Of
flee for the residue of the respective terms
for which they have been appointed. On the eX-
piration of the term terms for which any
one or more of the members of the present
Board may have been appointed, in pursuance
Of this Article, the Governor shall appoint a
successor or successors from list of dentists
duly qualified hereinbefore prescribed OF
double the number of vacancies to be filled,
proposed and submitted to him by the Mary
land State Dental Association, and chosen by
| a majority vote of the members of said assocIa-
ton present at a meeting of said association
called for that purpose, of which meeting at
least two weeks notice, stating the time, place
and purpose thereof shall be mailed by the
Secretary to the members of said association
at their respective addresses appearing in the
records thereof. The term for which the mem
bers of said Board shall be appointed afore-
said shall be six years, and until their success
sors shall have been appointed and qualified.
No member who has served two full consecu-
tive terms shall be ehgible 70 succeed hI TD
IN case oil vacancy occerIins III saIu 90 10
by reason OF the ueath Vi any iieilipeI' VI %
| ms lhcapaclly' heEIect OF REFUSAL 70 az, VI III
any other way tne Governor Siaii' iioni d
list OF auly qualneu uehCicISS Vi uouole oi
number Oh vacancies 10 oe hlieu' Sroseh SUI
mltIed ana PROPOSED 10 MN d. heIellioelOl -
provided appoint successor OF successors q. VI
sand member or members VINO snall hoIu olLLce
for the remalndero1 the uneXplfed termor terms
OF said member or mem3ers'A ny member OF Il, S' I
Board, VINO, without adequate reason S. I ~
absent from TWO successive meetings thereo
| shall cease to be a member thereof anu Ihe
Governor shaIl nave the power 10 remove iiNiii
office, at any time any member OF the boa a.
for continued neglect OF duty required ny inns
| Act or for incompetency' unpro1esslohai OF
dishoncrable conduct;
B. SAID Board snail choose one oil us MEM mem
bers president, ana one secretary theteol
whose duties snail be those usually apperCalIi,
ing to their respective ofhces ana small ADOPT
such rules, regulations, or bylaws as may De
necessary or expedlent to assist II IN its organ
lzatlon under TINS Artlcle. Inc secretary shaI
also be the legal custodian oil all the properly
money, minutes records proceedings anu Iie
seal of said Board SAID Board snail holu reg
ular meetings IN the months OF June ana NO
Vemoer oil every year. ana speclal nleetlhgs ds
it may deem necessary, upon call OF the pres