Section 18304 - License required1.Unlicensed practice. Except as provided in section 18305 and section 18371, subsections 3 and 6, a person may not practice or profess to be authorized to practice the activities described in this chapter without a license or during any period when that person's license has expired or has been suspended or revoked. [2015, c. 429, §21(NEW).]
2.Unlawful practice. A person may not:A. Practice dentistry under a false or assumed name; [2015, c. 429, §21(NEW).]B. Practice dentistry under the name of a corporation, company, association, parlor or trade name; [2015, c. 429, §21(NEW).]C. While manager, proprietor, operator or conductor of a place for performing dental operations, employ a person who is not a lawful practitioner of dentistry in this State to perform dental practices as described in section 18371; [2015, c. 429, §21(NEW).]D. While manager, proprietor, operator or conductor of a place for performing dental operations, permit a person to practice dentistry under a false name; [2015, c. 429, §21(NEW).]E. Assume a title or append a prefix or letters following that person's name that falsely represent the person as having a degree from a dental college; [2015, c. 429, §21(NEW).]F. Impersonate another at an examination held by the board; [2015, c. 429, §21(NEW).]G. Knowingly make a false application or false representation in connection with an examination held by the board; or [2015, c. 429, §21(NEW).]H. Employ an unlicensed person to provide services for which a license is required by this chapter. [2017, c. 388, §5(AMD).] [2017, c. 388, §5(AMD).]
3.Penalties. A person who violates this section commits a Class E crime. Violation of this section is a strict liability crime as defined in Title 17-A, section 34, subsection 4-A. [2015, c. 429, §21(NEW).]
4.Injunction.[2023, c. 17, Pt. P, §7(RP).]
Amended by 2023, c. 17,§ P-7, eff. 6/29/2023.Amended by 2018, c. 388,§ 5, eff. 8/1/2018.Added by 2016, c. 429,§ 21, eff. 7/29/2016.