Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:774

  • Board: means the Louisiana State Board of Dentistry. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:751
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Dentistry: means the evaluation, diagnosis, prevention, or treatment, including nonsurgical, surgical, or related procedures, of diseases, disorders, or conditions of the oral cavity, maxillofacial areas or the adjacent and associated structures and their impact on the human body provided by a dentist within the scope of his education, training, and experience, in accordance with the ethics of the profession and applicable law. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:751
  • person: includes a body of persons, whether incorporated or not. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 1:10

Except as provided under Chapter 11 of Title 12 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, relating to professional corporations, no person shall:

(1)  Practice dentistry under the name of a corporation, company, association, limited liability company, or trade name without full and outward disclosure of his full name, which shall be the name used in his license or renewal certificate as issued by the board, or his commonly used name.

(2)  Conduct, maintain, operate, own, or provide a dental office in this state, either directly or indirectly, under the name of a corporation, company, association, limited liability company, or trade name without full and outward disclosure of his full name as it appears on the license or renewal certificate as issued by the board or his commonly used name.

(3)  Hold himself out to the public, directly or indirectly, as soliciting patronage or as being qualified to practice dentistry in this state under the name of a corporation, company, association, limited liability company, or trade name without full and outward disclosure of his full name as it appears on the license or renewal certificate as issued by the board or his commonly used name.

(4)  Operate, manage, or be employed in any room or office where dental service is rendered or conducted under the name of a corporation, company, association, limited liability company, or trade name without full and outward disclosure of his full name as it appears on the license or renewal certificate as issued by the board or his commonly used name.

(5)  Practice dentistry without displaying his full name or his commonly used name as it appears on the license or renewal certificate as issued by the board in front of each dental office location if the office is in a single-story and/or single-occupancy building, or without displaying his full name or his commonly used name as it appears on the license or renewal certificate as issued by the board on the outside of the entrance door of each dental office if the office is in a multi-occupancy and/or multi-story building.

Acts 1974, No. 259, §2; Acts 1982, No. 278, §1; Acts 1990, No. 738, §1; Acts 1995, No. 920, §1; Acts 1997, No. 83, §1; Acts 2001, No. 712, §1.