Every person practicing dental hygiene shall at all times display his license in a conspicuous place in his office in plain view of patients.
The provisions of this section shall not apply to any dental hygienist while he is serving as a volunteer providing dental hygiene 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.
1950, p. 985, § 54-200.14; 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