The Republican., 1938-09-01


such satisfactory application and affidavit, the
secretary shall issue to said applicant dupi-
cate license, for which there shall be be paid
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, as often as he or she
shall apply for same; provided that payment
of said fee of twenty dollars by an applicant
who may apply for examination upon certain
subjects as 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 salary to the secretary 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
retary 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 incurred, eX-
coed five hundred dollars, the excess shall be
paid over to the State Board of Health.
9. transcripts from the aforesaid book of
/ registration certlned 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 a hearing, hereafter pro-
vided, the Board may revoke 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 revoked or
suspended:
(D was convicted of a crime involving moral
turpitude, in which case certified copy of the
docket entries by the Clerk of the Court where
in the final judgment was entered shall be
conclusive evidence of the same;
(2) has presented to the Board false d-
poma, license certificate, one obtained
by false illegal means
(3) 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 or offered to practice dem
tistry as defined in this Act under any name
except his proper name; which is the name as
set forth in the license granted to him has
used the name of any company, association,
corporation, trade-name, paror, dental clinic
or business name in connection with the prac-
tice of dentistry as defined in this Act; has per-
mitted, directly indirectly, unregistered
or unlicensed dentist to practice dentistry
under his or her direction;
(6) has employed made of advertising
solicitors free public press agents;
ca has used any sign, whose name is
upon any sign, in violation of Section l3 of
this Act;
(S) has violated Section IA of this Act;
(9) has violated Section 1OA of this Act.
Q0) has been found guilty of dishonorable or
unprofessonal conduct. Unprofessional con-
duct shall mean:
(a) the obtaining of any fee by fraud ad-
vertising to guarantee any dental service, or to
perform any dental operation painlessly; MAX
ing use of any advertising statements of
character tending to deceive or mislead the
public;
(b) advertising professional superiority or
the performance of professional services in a
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 tooth, teeth,
bridge work any portion of the human
head; employing or making use of advertising
solicitors free publicity press agents; or ad-
vertsing any free dental work, or free eXami-
nation or advertising to guarantee any den
tai service; to perform any dental opera
ton painlessly;
(c) advertising to use any anesthetic, drug,
formulae, material, medicine, method or sys-
tenn; advertising by public exhibit at resi-
dence of practice any appliance used in res
torative dentistry advertising any free den
tai work free examination.
This Section 10 and Section l0A 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) A dentist may a personal profess
sional card of not more than 3 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 publica-
ton at time; not more than two radio an
nouncements shall be made in any one twenty
four hour period.
(b) A notice may be mailed every thirty
800 days by any dentist notifying any bona
fde patient of such dentist that thirty (30)
days have elapsed since any dental examination
has been made by such dentist.
(c) Signs authorized set forth in
Section IA of this Act.
Id Removal notices may be mailed by any
dentist notifying any bona ide patient of such
dentist that said dentist is removing his offices
from his present address to the address set
forth said notice. Such notice shall not be
more than 8 1-2 inches by 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
of this fact. Such notice shall not be more than
8 1-2 inches by 2 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 than notice shall be in any
edition of any newspaper publication at one
time
This Section is severabe, 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 actIt is here
by declared as a Legislative intent that this Act
would have been adopted had this provision
not been included therein
II. In the event the license of any dentist
is revoked 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 the may be; and any person
whose registration has been so suspended or re-
voked under the provisions of this Section shall
be deemed an unregistered person and subject,
, as such, to the penalties prescribed for the
practice of dentistry by persons that not
duly registered.
Every licensee 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 her office where the mat
ter shall be heard de novo, and where either
party shall be entitled to jury trial. The de-
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 appeal shall be paid
by the losing party.
~. The proceedings to revoke or suspend
any license under Section 10 of this Act may