The practice of dentistry in the State of Oklahoma is hereby declared to affect the public health, safety and general welfare and to be subject to regulation and control in the public's best interest. It is further declared to be a matter of public interest and concern that the dental profession, through advancement and achievement, merits and receives the confidence of the public and that only properly qualified dentists be permitted to practice dentistry and supervise dental hygienists, dental assistants and oral maxillofacial surgery assistants in the State of Oklahoma. All provisions of this act relating to the practice of dentistry, the practice of dental hygiene, the procedures performed by dental assistants and oral maxillofacial surgery assistants, and the fabrication of dental appliances in dental laboratories by dental laboratory technicians shall be liberally construed to carry out these objects and purposes.
Added by Laws 1970, c. 173, § 2, eff. July 1, 1970. Amended by Laws 2013, c. 405, § 1, eff. July 1, 2013; Laws 2015, c. 229, § 1, eff. July 1, 2015.