Chap. 160.—To amend section 1646 of the Code of Virginia. [S B 50]
Approved March 10, 1920.

l. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That section
sixteen hundred and forty-six of the Code of Virginia be amended
and re-enacted so as to read as follows:

Sec. 1646. Examinations for licenses; temporary certificates. No
person, unless previously licensed or registered to practice dentistry
in this State shall begin the practice of dentistry, or any branch
thereof, without first applying for and obtaining a license for such
purpose from the Virginia State board of dental examiners.

Applications shall be made to the said board in writing, and shall
be accompanied by the examination fee of ten dollars.

The applicant must be of good moral character and twenty-one
years of age, or over, at the time of making the application. Appli-
cation from a candidate who desires to procure a license from said
board to.practice dentistry in this State shall be accompanied by satis-
factory proof that the applicant so applying for license is a graduate
of, and has a diploma from, the faculty of a reputable dental college,
school or dental department of a reputable dental college, school or
dental department of a reputable university or college, or has been
engaged in the actual legal and ethical practice of dentistry in some
other State or country for five consecutive years just prior to appli-
cation. Examinations may be made orally or in writing, in whole
or in part, at the discretion of the board, and shall be of such char-
acter as to test the qualifications of the applicant to practice dentistry.
The said board shall, within thirty days from the beginning of the
examination, notify each applicant of the action of the board of his
examination. The board may, at its discretion, arrange for reciprocity
with the authorities of other States and territories having require-
ments equal to those established by this chapter. If the candidate
who desires to procure a license from said board to practice dentistry
in this State has been engaged in the actual and ethical practice of
dentistry in such other State or territory for five consecutive years
just prior to his application, certificates may be granted applicants
to practice under such reciprocity on payment of a fee of ten dollars
to the secretary of the board.

The Virginia State board of dental examiners shall have authority
to issue temporary certificates between sessions of the board to per-
sons to practice dentistry, said certificates to expire within five days
after the date of the next succeeding examinatiofi held by the board.
But no such temporary certificate shall be granted unless the appli-
cation for the same be accompanied by satisfactory evidence that the
applicant is of good moral character, above the age of twenty-one
years, and is a graduate of, and has a diploma from the faculty of a
reputable dental college, school or dental department of a reputable
university or college, approved by the board, and shall have appeared
before a designated member of the board and successfully passed an
examination testing his qualifications for a temporary certificate.
Furthermore, no temporary certificate granted under this section shall
be subject to renewal by the board, but in every case in which the
board grants such certificate, unless the applicant satisfactorily passes
the next succeeding examination of the board, he shall not be entitled
again to practice dentistry in this State until after he has complied
with the provisions of the preceding paragraphs of this section. The
examination fee for a temporary certificate shall be ten dollars.

2. An emergency existing, this act shall be in force from its
passage.