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Texas Occupations Code

§ 263.002 — GROUNDS FOR DISCIPLINARY ACTION IN GENERAL

OC § 263.002Title 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS · Part D. DENTISTRY · Ch. 263. LICENSE DENIAL AND DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS

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(a)The board, after notice and hearing, may reprimand a person who holds a license issued under this subtitle, issue a warning letter to a person licensed under this subtitle, impose a fine on a person licensed under this subtitle, impose an administrative penalty under Subchapter A, Chapter 264, on a person who holds a license under this subtitle, place on probation with conditions a person whose license has been suspended, or revoke or suspend a person's license issued under this subtitle if the person:
(1)is adjudged under the law to be insane;
(2)is convicted of a misdemeanor involving fraud or a felony under federal law or the law of any state;
(3)practices dentistry or dental hygiene in a manner that constitutes dishonorable conduct;
(4)fails to treat a patient according to the standard of care in the practice of dentistry or dental hygiene;
(5)engages in deception or misrepresentation in soliciting or obtaining patronage;

Legislative history

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.092(b), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.