Any licentiate may have his license revoked or suspended or be reprimanded or be placed on probation by the board for unprofessional conduct, or incompetence, or gross negligence, or repeated acts of negligence in his or her profession, or for the issuance of a license by mistake, or for any other cause applicable to the licentiate provided in this chapter. The proceedings under this article shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, and the board shall have all the powers granted therein.
Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 1670
Suspension and Revocation of Licenses
Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case 46 Cal. App. 4th 534 - Frankel v. Board of Dental Examiners (1996)
Most recently applied in 184 Cal. App. 4th 1434 - Sandarg v. Dental Bd. of California (May 2010)
Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1007.
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