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§ 1700.5. — 1700.5. (Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 792, Sec. 7.)

California § 1700.5.
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Code BPCBusiness and Professions Code - BPC
Div. 2.DIVISION 2. HEALING ARTS
Ch. 4.CHAPTER 4. Dentistry
Art. 5.ARTICLE 5. Offenses Against This Chapter

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Notwithstanding Section 1700, any person who holds a valid, unrevoked, and unsuspended certificate as a dentist under this chapter may append the letters “D.D.S.” to his or her name, regardless of the degree conferred upon him or her by the dental college from which the licensee graduated.

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Legislative History

Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 792, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1998.

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