Virginia Statutes
§ 54.1-2716 — Practicing in a commercial or mercantile establishment
Virginia § 54.1-2716
JurisdictionVirginia
Title 54.1PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
Subtitle IIIPROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS REGULATED BY BOARDS WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS
Ch. 27DENTISTRY
Art. 2LICENSURE OF DENTISTS
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Bluebook
Va. Code Ann. § 54.1-2716 (2026).
Text
It shall be unlawful for any dentist to practice his profession in a commercial or mercantile establishment, or to advertise, either in person or through any commercial or mercantile establishment, that he is a licensed practitioner and is practicing or will practice dentistry in such commercial or mercantile establishment. This section shall not prohibit the rendering of professional services to the officers and employees of any person, firm or corporation by a dentist, whether or not the compensation for such service is paid by the officers and employees, or by the employer, or jointly by all or any of them. Any dentist who violates any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
For the purposes of this section, the term "commercial or mercantile establi
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Legislative History
Code 1950, § 54-147.1; 1988, c. 765.
Nearby Sections
15
§ 54.1-100.1
Department of Commerce continued as Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation§ 54.1-1000
Repealed§ 54.1-108
Disclosure of official records§ 54.1-109
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