SECTION 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.

Source Note: The provisions of this §108.4 adopted to be effective February 20, 2001, 26 TexReg 1494; amended to be effective December 28, 2014, 39 TexReg 10015