The board shall consist of seven (7) practicing dentists, two (2) practicing dental hygienists and one (1) practicing registered dental assistant, whose duty it is to carry out this chapter. Of the seven (7) dentists, two (2) shall be appointed from each grand division of the state, and the appointment of the other dentists shall alternate among the grand divisions on an equal basis, but without regard to consecutive terms of a board member.Acts 1957, ch. 32, § 3; 1978, ch. 824, § 2; T.C.A., § 63-531; Acts 1984, ch. 528, §3; 1990, ch. 1031, §1; 1997 , ch. 53, § 1; 2000, ch. 927, §3; 2001, ch. 330, § 1.
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