New Mexico Statutes
Article 5A - Dental Health Care
Section 61-5A-1 - Short title. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)

Chapter 61, Article 5A NMSA 1978 may be cited as the "Dental Health Care Act".
History: Laws 1994, ch. 55, § 1; 2007, ch. 63, § 1.
Delayed repeals. — For delayed repeal of this section, see 61-5A-30 NMSA 1978.
The 2007 amendment, effective June 15, 2007, changed the statutory reference to the act.
Former dentistry act not monopolistic. — Laws 1919, ch. 35, regulating dentistry, was not an attempt to confer a monopoly upon those able to comply with its conditions, as the conditions were just and reasonable. State v. Culdice, 1929-NMSC-007, 33 N.M. 641, 275 P. 371.
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — Liability of dentist for injury by X-ray, 41 A.L.R. 385.
Kind or character of treatment which may be given by one licensed as dentist, 86 A.L.R. 625.
Newspapers, magazines or radio broadcasting stations, practice of dentistry through, 114 A.L.R. 1506.
Dentist as physician or surgeon within statutes, 115 A.L.R. 261.
Dental hygienists, constitutionality, construction and application of statute regulating, 11 A.L.R.2d 724.
Regulation of prosthetic dentistry, 45 A.L.R.2d 1243.
Malpractice: duty and liability of anesthetist, 53 A.L.R.2d 142, 49 A.L.R.4th 63.
Liability of dentist for extending operation or treatment beyond that expressly authorized, 56 A.L.R.2d 695.
Duty and liability of dentist to patient, 11 A.L.R.4th 748.
Liability for dental malpractice in provision or fitting of dentures, 77 A.L.R.4th 222.
Liability of orthodontist for malpractice, 81 A.L.R.4th 632.
Coverage under medical and health insurance plans for services performed by dentists, oral surgeons, and orthodontists, 43 A.L.R.5th 657.

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