54-906. UNLAWFUL PRACTICE OF DENTAL HYGIENE. (1) Any person, not a dentist, who shall practice, or shall in any manner hold himself out to any other person, or to the public, as qualified or licensed to practice dental hygiene within the state of Idaho without at the time being a licensed dental hygienist, or who performs any act, function, or service permitted a dental hygienist by this act without the supervision of a dentist as specified by the rules of the board, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than three hundred dollars ($300), or be imprisoned in the county jail for not less than thirty (30) days nor more than six (6) months, or both.
Each act of practice, or holding out, or representation shall constitute a separate offense.
(2) Conviction under the provisions of this section shall not prevent issuance of an injunction as provided in section 54-933, Idaho Code.
History:
[54-906, added 1949, ch. 102, sec. 6, p. 177; am. 1987, ch. 30, sec. 6, p. 41; am. 1994, ch. 58, sec. 6, p. 102.]
Structure Idaho Code
Title 54 - PROFESSIONS, VOCATIONS, AND BUSINESSES
Section 54-901 - DEFINITION — PRACTICE OF DENTISTRY.
Section 54-902 - DEFINITION — PRACTICE OF DENTAL HYGIENE.
Section 54-902A - DEFINITION — PRACTICE OF DENTAL THERAPY.
Section 54-903 - GENERAL DEFINITIONS.
Section 54-905 - UNLAWFUL PRACTICE OF DENTISTRY.
Section 54-906 - UNLAWFUL PRACTICE OF DENTAL HYGIENE.
Section 54-906A - UNLAWFUL PRACTICE OF DENTAL THERAPY.
Section 54-907 - STATE BOARD OF DENTISTRY ESTABLISHED.
Section 54-908 - STATE BOARD OF DENTISTRY — VACANCIES.
Section 54-909 - BOARD OF DENTISTRY — QUALIFICATIONS OF MEMBERS.
Section 54-910 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSES FUND — RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS.
Section 54-911 - BOARD OF DENTISTRY — ORGANIZATION — MEETINGS — EXPENSES — PER DIEM.
Section 54-912 - BOARD OF DENTISTRY — POWERS AND DUTIES.
Section 54-913 - CERTIFICATES — LICENSES — RECORDS.
Section 54-916 - APPLICATION FOR LICENSURE — FEE.
Section 54-916A - DENTAL HYGIENE LICENSURE BY CREDENTIALS.
Section 54-916B - DENTAL LICENSURE BY CREDENTIALS.
Section 54-916C - DENTAL THERAPY LICENSURE BY CREDENTIALS.
Section 54-918 - EXAMINATIONS — CERTIFICATE OF QUALIFICATION.
Section 54-921 - REINSTATEMENT OF CANCELED LICENSE.
Section 54-922 - DISPLAY OF LICENSE.
Section 54-923 - REVOCATION FOR CONVICTIONS OF CRIME.
Section 54-930 - EXCEPTIONS TO APPLICATION OF ACT.
Section 54-933 - INJUNCTION — PROCEDURE.
Section 54-934 - PEER REVIEW COMMITTEES — IMMUNITY FROM LIABILITY — CONFIDENTIALITY OF RECORDS.
Section 54-936 - CONTINUED OPERATION OF DENTAL PRACTICE — DEATH OF SOLE PROPRIETOR DENTIST.