{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2026\/code-json\/54.1-2721.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2026\/code-text\/54.1-2721.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2026\/code-xml\/54.1-2721.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2026\/code-html\/54.1-2721.html"}],"law_id":368297,"edition_id":2,"section_id":368297,"structure_id":52491,"section_number":"54.1-2721","catch_line":"Display of license","history":"Code 1950, \u00a7 54-197; 1972, c. 805; 1988, c. 765; 2006, c. 823.","full_text":"Every person practicing dentistry in this Commonwealth shall display his license in his office in plain view of patients. Any person practicing dentistry without having his license on display shall be subject to disciplinary action by the Board.\n\nThe provisions of this section shall not apply to any dentist while he is serving as a volunteer providing dental services in an underserved area of the Commonwealth under the auspices of a Virginia charitable corporation granted tax-exempt status under \u00a7 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and operating as a clinic for the indigent and uninsured that is organized for the delivery of primary health care services.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1371349,"text":"Every person practicing dentistry in this Commonwealth shall display his license in his office in plain view of patients. Any person practicing dentistry without having his license on display shall be subject to disciplinary action by the Board.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1,"next_prefix":""},"1":{"id":1371350,"text":"The provisions of this section shall not apply to any dentist while he is serving as a volunteer providing dental services in an underserved area of the Commonwealth under the auspices of a Virginia charitable corporation granted tax-exempt status under \u00a7 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and operating as a clinic for the indigent and uninsured that is organized for the delivery of primary health care services.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1,"prior_prefix":""}},"ancestry":[{"id":52491,"edition_id":2,"name":"Licensure of Dentists","identifier":"2","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":2,"parent_id":52489,"metadata":{"child_laws":23,"child_structures":0},"date_created":"2026-08-02 02:59:39","date_modified":"2026-08-02 12:35:03","permalink":{"id":1468587,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":52491,"identifier":"2","token":"54.1\/III\/27\/2","url":"\/54.1\/III\/27\/2\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":52489,"edition_id":2,"name":"Dentistry","identifier":"27","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":6,"parent_id":52479,"metadata":{"child_laws":47,"child_structures":5},"date_created":"2026-08-02 02:59:38","date_modified":"2026-08-02 12:35:02","permalink":{"id":1468531,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":52489,"identifier":"27","token":"54.1\/III\/27","url":"\/54.1\/III\/27\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":52479,"edition_id":2,"name":"Professions and Occupations Regulated by Boards Within the Department of Health Professions","identifier":"III","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":3,"parent_id":52436,"metadata":{"child_laws":738,"child_structures":83},"date_created":"2026-08-02 02:59:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 12:35:00","permalink":{"id":1468107,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":52479,"identifier":"III","token":"54.1\/III","url":"\/54.1\/III\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":52436,"edition_id":2,"name":"Professions and Occupations","identifier":"54.1","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":118,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{"child_laws":1282,"child_structures":163},"date_created":"2026-08-02 02:58:52","date_modified":"2026-08-02 12:34:51","permalink":{"id":1466315,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":52436,"identifier":"54.1","token":"54.1","url":"\/54.1\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":368274,"structure_id":52491,"section_number":"54.1-2708.5","catch_line":"Digital scans for use in the practice of dentistry; practice of digital scan technicians","url":"\/54.1-2708.5\/","token":"54.1\/III\/27\/2\/54.1-2708.5","metadata":false},{"id":368281,"structure_id":52491,"section_number":"54.1-2709","catch_line":"License; application; qualifications; examinations","url":"\/54.1-2709\/","token":"54.1\/III\/27\/2\/54.1-2709","metadata":false},{"id":368276,"structure_id":52491,"section_number":"54.1-2709.1","catch_line":"Certain certification required","url":"\/54.1-2709.1\/","token":"54.1\/III\/27\/2\/54.1-2709.1","metadata":false},{"id":368277,"structure_id":52491,"section_number":"54.1-2709.2","catch_line":"Registration and certain data required","url":"\/54.1-2709.2\/","token":"54.1\/III\/27\/2\/54.1-2709.2","metadata":false},{"id":368278,"structure_id":52491,"section_number":"54.1-2709.3","catch_line":"Reports of disciplinary action against oral and maxillofacial surgeons; immunity from liability","url":"\/54.1-2709.3\/","token":"54.1\/III\/27\/2\/54.1-2709.3","metadata":false},{"id":368279,"structure_id":52491,"section_number":"54.1-2709.4","catch_line":"Further reporting requirements","url":"\/54.1-2709.4\/","token":"54.1\/III\/27\/2\/54.1-2709.4","metadata":false},{"id":368280,"structure_id":52491,"section_number":"54.1-2709.5","catch_line":"Permits for sedation and anesthesia required","url":"\/54.1-2709.5\/","token":"54.1\/III\/27\/2\/54.1-2709.5","metadata":false},{"id":368282,"structure_id":52491,"section_number":"54.1-2710","catch_line":"Repealed","url":"\/54.1-2710\/","token":"54.1\/III\/27\/2\/54.1-2710","metadata":false},{"id":368285,"structure_id":52491,"section_number":"54.1-2711","catch_line":"Practice of dentistry","url":"\/54.1-2711\/","token":"54.1\/III\/27\/2\/54.1-2711","metadata":false},{"id":368283,"structure_id":52491,"section_number":"54.1-2711.1","catch_line":"Temporary licenses to persons enrolled in advanced dental education programs; Board regulations","url":"\/54.1-2711.1\/","token":"54.1\/III\/27\/2\/54.1-2711.1","metadata":false},{"id":368284,"structure_id":52491,"section_number":"54.1-2711.2","catch_line":"Botulinum toxin injections","url":"\/54.1-2711.2\/","token":"54.1\/III\/27\/2\/54.1-2711.2","metadata":false},{"id":368287,"structure_id":52491,"section_number":"54.1-2712","catch_line":"Permissible practices","url":"\/54.1-2712\/","token":"54.1\/III\/27\/2\/54.1-2712","metadata":false},{"id":368286,"structure_id":52491,"section_number":"54.1-2712.1","catch_line":"Restricted volunteer license for certain dentists","url":"\/54.1-2712.1\/","token":"54.1\/III\/27\/2\/54.1-2712.1","metadata":false},{"id":368288,"structure_id":52491,"section_number":"54.1-2713","catch_line":"Licenses to teach dentistry; renewals","url":"\/54.1-2713\/","token":"54.1\/III\/27\/2\/54.1-2713","metadata":false},{"id":368290,"structure_id":52491,"section_number":"54.1-2714","catch_line":"Restricted licenses to teach dentistry for foreign dentists","url":"\/54.1-2714\/","token":"54.1\/III\/27\/2\/54.1-2714","metadata":false},{"id":368289,"structure_id":52491,"section_number":"54.1-2714.1","catch_line":"Repealed","url":"\/54.1-2714.1\/","token":"54.1\/III\/27\/2\/54.1-2714.1","metadata":false},{"id":368291,"structure_id":52491,"section_number":"54.1-2715","catch_line":"Temporary permits for certain clinicians","url":"\/54.1-2715\/","token":"54.1\/III\/27\/2\/54.1-2715","metadata":false},{"id":368292,"structure_id":52491,"section_number":"54.1-2716","catch_line":"Practicing in a commercial or mercantile establishment","url":"\/54.1-2716\/","token":"54.1\/III\/27\/2\/54.1-2716","metadata":false},{"id":368293,"structure_id":52491,"section_number":"54.1-2717","catch_line":"Practice of dentistry by professional business entities","url":"\/54.1-2717\/","token":"54.1\/III\/27\/2\/54.1-2717","metadata":false},{"id":368294,"structure_id":52491,"section_number":"54.1-2718","catch_line":"Practicing under firm or assumed name","url":"\/54.1-2718\/","token":"54.1\/III\/27\/2\/54.1-2718","metadata":false},{"id":368295,"structure_id":52491,"section_number":"54.1-2719","catch_line":"Persons engaged in construction and repair of appliances","url":"\/54.1-2719\/","token":"54.1\/III\/27\/2\/54.1-2719","metadata":false},{"id":368296,"structure_id":52491,"section_number":"54.1-2720","catch_line":"Display of name of practitioner","url":"\/54.1-2720\/","token":"54.1\/III\/27\/2\/54.1-2720","metadata":false},{"id":368297,"structure_id":52491,"section_number":"54.1-2721","catch_line":"Display of license","url":"\/54.1-2721\/","token":"54.1\/III\/27\/2\/54.1-2721","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":368296,"structure_id":52491,"section_number":"54.1-2720","catch_line":"Display of name of practitioner","url":"\/54.1-2720\/","token":"54.1\/III\/27\/2\/54.1-2720","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/54.1-2721\/","history_text":"

The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1972, chapter 805; in 1988, chapter 765; in 2006, chapter 823<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1468677,"object_type":"law","relational_id":368297,"identifier":"54.1-2721","token":"54.1\/III\/27\/2\/54.1-2721","url":"\/54.1-2721\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-2721\/","token":"54.1\/III\/27\/2\/54.1-2721","dublin_core":{"Title":"Display of license","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-2721","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Every person practicing dentistry<\/span> in this Commonwealth shall display his license<\/span> in his office in plain view of patients. Any person practicing dentistry<\/span> without having his license<\/span> on display shall be subject to disciplinary action by the Board<\/span>.<\/p>

The provisions of this section shall not apply to any dentist<\/span> while he is serving as a volunteer providing dental services in an underserved area of the Commonwealth under the auspices of a Virginia charitable corporation granted tax-exempt status under \u00a7 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and operating as a clinic for the indigent<\/span> and uninsured that is organized for the delivery of primary health care services.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDISPLAY OF LICENSE (\u00a7 54.1-2721)\n\nEvery person practicing dentistry in this Commonwealth shall display his license\nin his office in plain view of patients. Any person practicing dentistry without\nhaving his license on display shall be subject to disciplinary action by the\nBoard.\n\nThe provisions of this section shall not apply to any dentist while he is\nserving as a volunteer providing dental services in an underserved area of the\nCommonwealth under the auspices of a Virginia charitable corporation granted\ntax-exempt status under \u00a7 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and operating\nas a clinic for the indigent and uninsured that is organized for the delivery of\nprimary health care services.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 54-197; 1972, c. 805; 1988, c. 765; 2006, c. 823.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}