South Carolina § 40-15-130 Advertisement of services; display of name and licensed area of practice; practice under trade names.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 40-15-130 — Advertisement of services; display of name and licensed area of practice; practice under trade names.

South Carolina·Title 40 PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS·Ch. 15 DENTISTS, DENTAL HYGIENISTS, AND DENTAL TECHNICIANS

Dentists may advertise their services so long as these public communications are not false, deceptive, or misleading and do not attempt to create any impression, unsupported by fact, of superior skills or qualifications of those who practice thereunder. Licensed dental specialists may announce their specialization and may advertise their services so long as the public communications are not false, deceptive, or misleading. Every dentist practicing dentistry under a trade name and every dentist practicing as an employee of another licensed dentist or a partnership or of a professional association shall cause his name and licensed area of practice to be conspicuously displayed and kept so displayed in a conspicuous place at the entrance of the place where the practice is conducted. Dentists 

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Dentists may advertise their services so long as these public communications are not false, deceptive, or misleading and do not attempt to create any impression, unsupported by fact, of superior skills or qualifications of those who practice thereunder. Licensed dental specialists may announce their specialization and may advertise their services so long as the public communications are not false, deceptive, or misleading. Every dentist practicing dentistry under a trade name and every dentist practicing as an employee of another licensed dentist or a partnership or of a professional association shall cause his name and licensed area of practice to be conspicuously displayed and kept so displayed in a conspicuous place at the entrance of the place where the practice is conducted. Dentists may practice or continue to practice under trade names so long as the names are not false, deceptive, or misleading and do not attempt to create any impression of superior skills or qualifications of those who practice thereunder.

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Legislative History

HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 56-636.13; 1952 Code SECTION 56-570; 1942 Code SECTION 5209; 1932 Code SECTION 5209; 1922 (32) 844; 1968 (55) 2502; 1986 Act No. 363, SECTION 6.