A person may not practice or offer to practice dentistry or dental surgery or represent that the person practices dentistry unless the person holds a license issued by the board.
Tex. Occ. Code § 256.001
LICENSE REQUIRED
Known as the Dental Practice Act
The act spans §§ 251–267 (231 sections).
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Packard v. OCA, Inc. (2010)
Most recently applied in Packard v. OCA, Inc. (October 2010)
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.