Any person, firm, partnership, corporation, or other entity who practices dentistry in this state without obtaining a license to practice from the board shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than $500.00 nor more than $1,000.00 or by imprisonment from two to five years, or both.
(Ga. L. 1920, p. 132, § 11; Code 1933, § 84-9909; Ga. L. 1992, p. 2062, § 1; Ga. L. 1999, p. 234, § 19; Ga. L. 2002, p. 578, § 1.)
RESEARCH REFERENCES
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- Constitutionality and construction of statutes or regulations prohibiting one who has no license to practice dentistry or medicine from owning, maintaining, or operating an office therefor, 20 A.L.R.2d 808.
Practicing medicine, surgery, dentistry, optometry, podiatry, or other healing arts without license as a separate or continuing offense, 99 A.L.R.2d 654.
Physician's or other healer's conduct, or conviction of offense not directly related to medical practice, as ground for disciplinary action, 34 A.L.R.4th 609.