RCW 18.32.665
Advertising—False—Credit terms.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to publish, directly or indirectly, or circulate any fraudulent, false, or misleading statements within the state of Washington as to the skill or method of practice of any person or operator; or in any way to advertise in print any matter with a view of deceiving the public, or in any way that will tend to deceive or defraud the public; or to claim superiority over neighboring dental practitioners; or to publish reports of cases or certificates of same in any public advertising media; or to advertise as using any anesthetic, drug, formula, medicine, which is either falsely advertised or misnamed; or to employ "capper" or "steerers" to obtain patronage; and any person committing any offense against any of the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction, be subjected to such penalties as are provided in this chapter: PROVIDED, That any person licensed under this chapter may announce credit, terms of credit or installment payments that may be made at periodical intervals to apply on account of any dental service rendered. The commission may adopt such rules as are necessary to carry out the intent of this section.
[ 1994 sp.s. c 9 § 223; 1986 c 259 § 36; 1935 c 112 § 20; RRS § 10031-20. Formerly RCW 18.32.290.]
NOTES:
Savings—1986 c 259 §§ 36, 37, 41, 43: "The repeal of RCW 18.32.090 and 18.32.550 and the amendment of RCW 18.32.290, 18.32.360, and 18.32.530 by this act shall not be construed as affecting any rights and duties which matured, penalties which were incurred, and proceedings which were begun before June 11, 1986." [ 1986 c 259 § 44.]
Severability—1986 c 259: See note following RCW 18.130.010.
False advertising: RCW 9.04.010.
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Title 18 - Businesses and Professions
18.32.005 - Regulation of health care professions—Criteria.
18.32.020 - Practice of dentistry defined.
18.32.030 - Exemptions from chapter.
18.32.0351 - Commission established—Membership.
18.32.0353 - Commission—Removal of member—Order of removal—Vacancy.
18.32.0355 - Commission—Qualifications of members.
18.32.0357 - Commission—Duties and powers—Attorney general to advise, represent.
18.32.0358 - Commission successor to other boards.
18.32.0361 - Compensation of commission members.
18.32.0363 - Examinations—Contracts for administration—Multistate.
18.32.039 - Application of uniform disciplinary act.
18.32.040 - Requirements for licensure.
18.32.050 - Compensation and reimbursement for administering examination.
18.32.160 - Licenses—Who shall sign.
18.32.170 - Duplicate licenses—Fee.
18.32.185 - Inactive license status.
18.32.190 - Licenses display—Notification of address.
18.32.195 - University of Washington dental school faculty and residents—Licenses.
18.32.215 - Licensure without examination—Licensed in another state.
18.32.220 - Certificate available for dentists going out-of-state.
18.32.222 - Commission report—Foreign-trained dentists—Licensure.
18.32.226 - Community-based sealant programs in schools.
18.32.530 - "Unprofessional conduct."
18.32.533 - Unprofessional conduct—Abrogation of copayment provisions.
18.32.534 - Dentist health program—Content—License surcharge.
18.32.640 - Rules—Administration of sedation and general anesthesia.
18.32.655 - Commission—Supervision of records—Rules.
18.32.665 - Advertising—False—Credit terms.
18.32.675 - Practice or solicitation by corporations prohibited—Penalty.
18.32.677 - Interference with licensee's independent clinical judgment.
18.32.683 - Patient abandonment.
18.32.685 - Prescriptions—Filled by druggists.
18.32.695 - Identification of new dental prostheses.
18.32.705 - Identification of previously fabricated prostheses.
18.32.715 - Identification of dental prostheses—Violation.
18.32.725 - Sanitary regulations.
18.32.735 - Unlawful practice—Hygienists—Penalty.
18.32.745 - Unlawful practice—Employing unlicensed dentist—Penalty.
18.32.755 - Advertising—Names used—Penalty.
18.32.765 - Pilot project—Commission—Authority over budget.
18.32.775 - Disciplinary proceedings—Cost and fee recovery.
18.32.785 - Pain management rules—Criteria for new rules.