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§ 54.1-2721 — Display of license

Virginia § 54.1-2721
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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Va. Code Ann. § 54.1-2721 (2026).

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Every person practicing dentistry in this Commonwealth shall display his license in his office in plain view of patients. Any person practicing dentistry without having his license on display shall be subject to disciplinary action by the Board. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any dentist while he is serving as a volunteer providing dental services in an underserved area of the Commonwealth under the auspices of a Virginia charitable corporation granted tax-exempt status under § 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and operating as a clinic for the indigent and uninsured that is organized for the delivery of primary health care services.

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Legislative History

Code 1950, § 54-197; 1972, c. 805; 1988, c. 765; 2006, c. 823.

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