Bus. & Prof. Code, § 1700.5 · Article 5. Offenses Against This Chapter
Bus. & Prof. Code, § 1700.5
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Notwithstanding Section 1700, any person who holds a valid, unrevoked, and unsuspended certificate as a dentist under this chapter may append the letters “D.D.S.” to his or her name, regardless of the degree conferred upon him or her by the dental college from which the licensee graduated.
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History
Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 792, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1998.
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