Sec. 263.001. GROUNDS FOR REFUSAL TO ISSUE LICENSE  


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  • The board may refuse to issue a license by examination to a dental or dental hygiene applicant if the person:

    (1) presents to the board fraudulent or false evidence of the person's qualification for examination or license;

    (2) is guilty of any illegality, fraud, or deception during the examination or the process to secure a license;

    (3) is habitually intoxicated or is addicted to drugs;

    (4) commits a dishonest or illegal practice in or connected to dentistry or dental hygiene;

    (5) is convicted of a felony under a federal law or law of this state; or

    (6) is found to have violated a law of this state relating to the practice of dentistry within the 12 months preceding the date the person filed an application for a license to practice dentistry or dental hygiene.

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.092(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.