Texas Occupations Code
§ 251.003 — PRACTICE OF DENTISTRY
OC § 251.003Title 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS · Part D. DENTISTRY · Ch. 251. GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO PRACTICE OF DENTISTRY
Statute text
View on source(a)For purposes of this subtitle, a person practices dentistry if the person:
(1)represents to the public that the person is a dentist or dental surgeon or uses or permits to be used for the person or another person the title of "Doctor," "Dr.," "Doctor of Dental Surgery," "D.D.S.," "Doctor of Dental Medicine," "D.M.D.," or another description, including the use of the terms "denturist" or "denturism," that, directly or indirectly, represents that the person is able to:
(A)diagnose, treat, or remove stains or concretions from human teeth; or
(B)provide surgical and adjunctive treatment for a disease, pain, injury, deficiency, deformity, or physical condition of the human teeth, oral cavity, alveolar process, gums, jaws, or directly related and adjacent masticatory structures;
(2)performs or offers to perform by any means the:
(A)cleaning of human teeth;
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Legislative history
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 811 (H.B. 2056), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2021.