Texas Occupations Code

§ 259.008 — UNPROFESSIONAL CONDUCT

OC § 259.008Title 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS · Part D. DENTISTRY · Ch. 259. PROHIBITED OR RESTRICTED COMMERCIAL OR PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

A person may not directly or indirectly engage in unprofessional conduct relating to dentistry, including:

(1)obtaining or attempting to collect a fee by fraud or misrepresentation;

(2)orally soliciting dental business if the solicitation is:

(A)directed to an individual or a group of less than five individuals; and

(B)made for the primary purpose of attracting the individual or the group to a particular dental practice;

(3)employing, directly or indirectly, or permitting an unlicensed person to perform dental services on a person, except as authorized by law;

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Legislative history

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.088(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.