22 Tex. Admin. Code § 108.4 - Names of Dentists
(a) Each dental
office shall post at or near the entrance of the office the name of, each
degree received by, and each school attended by each dentist practicing in the
office.
(b) A dentist shall
practice only under his or her own name, a company name or a trade name as set
forth in Section
259.003 of the
Occupations Code. If a dentist uses a trade name, or a company name, in his or
her practice then each patient shall be given the name of the treating dentist
in writing, either prior to or after each office visit.
(c) Only the names of the dentists who are
actually engaged in the practice of their profession at a particular location
may be used.
(d) The name of a
deceased or retired dentist shall not be used at such location more than one
(1) year after the death or retirement of the dentist. The name of a dentist
leaving a location for any other reason or transferring his or her practice
shall not be used at such location or practice for more than forty (40) days
following departure from the location. However, if the transferring dentist
remains actively engaged in the practice of dentistry in the transferred
practice, the acquiring dentist may continue using the name of the transferring
dentist.
(e) If the names of
auxiliary personnel, such as dental hygienists, dental assistants, etc., are
displayed in any manner, the auxiliary personnel must be clearly identified by
title, along with the name of the supervising dentist.
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