New Mexico Statutes
Article 5A - Dental Health Care
Section 61-5A-15 - Content of licenses and certificates; display of licenses and certificates. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)

A. All dental licenses issued by the board shall bear:
(1) a serial number;
(2) the full name of the licensee;
(3) the date of issue;
(4) the seal of the board;
(5) if the license is a specialty license, the specialty to which practice is limited;
(6) the signatures of a majority of the board members; and
(7) the attestation of the board president and secretary.
B. All dental therapy licenses issued by the board shall bear:
(1) a serial number;
(2) the full name of the licensee;
(3) the date of issue;
(4) the seal of the board;
(5) the signatures of a majority of the board members; and
(6) the attestation of the board president and secretary.
C. All dental hygienist licenses issued by the board shall bear:
(1) a serial number;
(2) the full name of the licensee;
(3) the date of issue;
(4) the seal of the board;
(5) the signatures of a majority of the committee members; and
(6) the attestation of the board president and secretary.
D. Certificates issued to dental assistants shall bear:
(1) a serial number;
(2) the full name of the assistant;
(3) the date of issue;
(4) the date of expiration;
(5) the expanded functions certified to perform; and
(6) the attestation of the board secretary.
E. All licenses and certificates shall be displayed in a conspicuous place in the office where the holder practices. The license or certificate shall, upon request, be exhibited to any of the members of the board, the committee or its authorized agent.
History: Laws 1994, ch. 55, § 15; 2019, ch. 107, § 4.
Delayed repeals. — For delayed repeal of this section, see 61-5A-30 NMSA 1978.
The 2019 amendment, effective June 14, 2019, listed the required contents of a dental therapy license; in the section heading, deleted "license; renewal; retire license" and added "licenses and certificates"; and added a new Subsection B and redesignated the succeeding subsections accordingly.
State's legitimate interest in licensing persons to practice dentistry or dental hygiene is to assure that the individual is competent. 1980 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 80-20.
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — Constitutionality, construction and application of statute relating to dental hygienists, 11 A.L.R.2d 724.
70 C.J.S. Physicians, Surgeons, and Other Health-Care Providers §§ 7, 19, 20.

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