The Board shall investigate the qualifications and truthfulness on registration of any applicant for a license to practice dentistry or dental hygiene, and for such purposes shall have power to send for witnesses, papers and documents, and administer oaths. The cost of such inquiry shall be borne by the applicant.
Code 1950, § 54-176; 1972, c. 805; 1975, c. 479; 1988, c. 765.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations
§ 54.1-2702. Board; membership; terms of office; officers; quorum
§ 54.1-2703. Inspection of dental offices and laboratories
§ 54.1-2705. Investigation of applicant for license
§ 54.1-2706. Revocation or suspension; other sanctions
§ 54.1-2708. Disciplinary action discretion
§ 54.1-2708.2. Recovery of monitoring costs
§ 54.1-2708.3. Regulation of mobile dental clinics
§ 54.1-2708.4. Board to adopt regulations related to prescribing of opioids
§ 54.1-2709. License; application; qualifications; examinations
§ 54.1-2709.1. Certain certification required
§ 54.1-2709.2. Registration and certain data required
§ 54.1-2709.4. Further reporting requirements
§ 54.1-2709.5. Permits for sedation and anesthesia required
§ 54.1-2711. Practice of dentistry
§ 54.1-2712. Permissible practices
§ 54.1-2712.1. Restricted volunteer license for certain dentists
§ 54.1-2713. (Effective until July 1, 2025) Licenses to teach dentistry; renewals
§ 54.1-2714. Restricted licenses to teach dentistry for foreign dentists
§ 54.1-2715. Temporary permits for certain clinicians
§ 54.1-2716. Practicing in a commercial or mercantile establishment
§ 54.1-2717. Practice of dentistry by professional business entities
§ 54.1-2718. Practicing under firm or assumed name
§ 54.1-2719. Persons engaged in construction and repair of appliances
§ 54.1-2720. Display of name of practitioner
§ 54.1-2721. Display of license
§ 54.1-2722. License; application; qualifications; practice of dental hygiene; report
§ 54.1-2724. Limitations on the employment of dental hygienists
§ 54.1-2725. Faculty licenses to teach dental hygiene; renewals
§ 54.1-2726. Temporary permits for certain hygienists
§ 54.1-2726.1. Restricted volunteer license for certain dental hygienists
§ 54.1-2727. Display of license
§ 54.1-2728. Grounds for revocation or suspension