Every person practicing dentistry in this Commonwealth shall display his license in his office in plain view of patients. Any person practicing dentistry without having his license on display shall be subject to disciplinary action by the Board.
The provisions of this section shall not apply to any dentist while he is serving as a volunteer providing dental services in an underserved area of the Commonwealth under the auspices of a Virginia charitable corporation granted tax-exempt status under § 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and operating as a clinic for the indigent and uninsured that is organized for the delivery of primary health care services.
Code 1950, § 54-197; 1972, c. 805; 1988, c. 765; 2006, c. 823.
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