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2012 Vermont Statutes
Title 26 Professions and Occupations
Chapter 12 DENTISTS, DENTAL HYGIENISTS, AND DENTAL ASSISTANTS
§ 581 Creation; qualifications


26 V.S.A. § 581. What's This?

§ 581. Creation; qualifications

(a) The state board of dental examiners is created and shall consist of six licensed dentists in good standing who have practiced in this state for a period of five years or more and are in active practice; two licensed dental hygienists who have practiced in this state for a period of at least three years immediately preceding the appointment and are in active practice; one registered dental assistant who has practiced in this state for a period of at least three years immediately preceding the appointment and is in active practice; and two members of the public who are not associated with the practice of dentistry.

(b) Board members shall be appointed by the governor pursuant to 3 V.S.A. §§ 129b and 2004.

(c) No member of the board may be an officer or serve on a committee of his or her respective state or local professional dental, dental hygiene, or dental assisting organization, nor shall any member of the board be on the faculty of a school of dentistry, dental hygiene, or dental assisting. (Added 2011, No. 116 (Adj. Sess.), § 13.)

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