The Board of Dental Examiners may suspend or cancel the license of dental hygienist, subject to the proceeding provided in § 87a of this title, on the occurrence of one or various of the causes hereinafter set forth:(1) The following cause shall be sufficient for the suspension of a license:(a) Failure to renew a license upon expiration of the term fixed by §§ 81—94u of this title.(2) The following causes shall be sufficient for the cancellation of a license:(a) Violation of any of the provisions of §§ 81—94u of this title;(b) conviction of a crime implying moral turpitude;(c) having obtained said license by deceit, fraud or false representation and imposture;(d) [addiction] to the habitual use of narcotic drugs or intoxicating beverages to the point of being unfit for the practice of dental hygiene;(e) manifest negligence in the practice of the profession;(f) [advertising in violation] of the norms and requisites imposed by the Board of Dental Examiners, and(g) [performance of] any work prohibited to dental hygienists by §§ 81—94u of this title or by the Board of Dental Examiners. History —Aug. 8, 1925, No. 75, p. 550, added as § 14E on June 23, 1971, No. 74, p. 216, § 5, eff. work prohibited to dental hygienists by §§ 81—94u of this title or by the Board of Dental Examiners. History —Aug. 8, 1925, No. 75, p. 550, added as § 14E on June 23, 1971, No. 74, p. 216, § 5, eff. 60 days after June 23, 1971.
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