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1378 ARTICLE 32

(5) has practiced or offered to practice dentistry as defined in this
Article under any name except his proper name; which is the name as set
forth in the license granted to him or has used the name of any com-
pany, association, corporation, trade-name, parlor, dental clinic or busi-
ness name in connection with the practice of dentistry as defined in this
Article; has permitted, directly or indirectly, an unregistered or unlicensed
dentist to practice dentistry under his or her direction;

(6) has employed or made use of advertising solicitors or free public
press agents;

(7) has used any sign, or whose name is upon any sign, in violation of
Section 14 of this Article;

(8) has violated Section 15 of this Article;

(9) has violated Section 11 of this Article;

(10) has been found guilty of dishonorable or unprofessional conduct.
Unprofessional conduct shall mean:

(a) the obtaining of any fee by fraud; advertising to guarantee any
dental service, or to perform any dental operation painlessly; making use
of any advertising statements of a character tending to deceive or mislead
the public;

(b) advertising professional superiority or the performance of pro-
fessional services in a superior manner; advertising prices for professional
service; advertising by means of large display or glaring light signs; using
in any sign the representation of a tooth, teeth, bridge work or any portion
of the human head; employing or making'use of advertising solicitors or
free publicity press agents; or advertising any free dental work, or free
examination; or advertising to guarantee any dental service; or to per-
form any dental operation painlessly;

(c) advertising to use any anesthetic, drug, formulae, material, medi-
cine, method or system; advertising by public exhibit at residence of prac-
tice any appliances used in restorative dentistry; advertising any free
dental work or free examination.

This Section 10 and Section 11 shall not be retroactive, and no license
shall be suspended or revoked for any violations of these sections, which
violations occurred prior to the taking effect of this Article.

Conviction of offense of indecent exposure involves a crime of moral turpitude au-
thorizing cancellation of certificate by Board. Dental Examiners v. Lazzell, 172 Md 314.

1937, ch. 306, sec. 10A.

11. All advertising by dentists is prohibited by this Article except the
following:

(a) A dentist may use a personal professional card of not more than
3 1/2 " by 2", upon which may be printed only his name, title, address, tele-
phone number and office hours. Such card may be printed in newspapers
or publications of this State, and that which is set forth on the card may
be announced over the radio. Not more than one card shall be in any edi-
tion of any newspaper or publication at one time; not more than two radio
announcements shall be made in any one twenty-four hour period.

(b) A notice may be mailed every thirty (30) days by any dentist
notifying any bona fide patient of such dentist that thirty (30) days have
elapsed since any dental examination has been made by such dentist.

(c) Signs are authorized as set forth in Section 15 of this Article.

(d) Removal notices may be mailed by any dentist notifying any bona
fide patient of such dentist that said dentist is removing his offices from


 

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