2025 Texas Statutes
Occupations Code
Title 3 - Health Professions
Subtitle D - Dentistry
Chapter 259 - Prohibited or Restricted Commercial or Professional Activities
Section 259.008. Unprofessional Conduct
Sec. 259.008. UNPROFESSIONAL CONDUCT. 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;
(4) claiming or circulating a statement of:
(A) professional superiority; or
(B) performance of professional services in a superior manner;
(5) forging, altering, or changing a legal document relating to the practice of dentistry, including a diploma, license, registration certificate, or transcript;
(6) being a party to or benefiting from the forgery, alteration, or changing of a legal document relating to the practice of dentistry;
(7) making a false statement or misusing a legal document relating to the practice of dentistry;
(8) accepting employment as a dentist under a false, misleading, or deceptive referral scheme;
(9) advertising the performance of dental work without pain or discomfort to the patient; or
(10) advertising a prediction of future satisfaction or success of a dental service.
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.
