Sec. 259.008. UNPROFESSIONAL CONDUCT. A person may not directly or indirectly engage in unprofessional conduct relating to dentistry, including: (1) obtaining or attempting to collect a fee by fraud or misrepresentation; (2) orally soliciting dental business if the solicitation is: (A) directed to an individual or a group of less than five individuals; and (B) made for the primary purpose of attracting the individual or the group to a particular dental practice; (3) employing, directly or indirectly, or permitting an unlicensed person to perform dental services on a person, except as authorized by law; (4) claiming or circulating a statement of: (A) professional superiority; or (B) performance of professional services in a superior manner; (5) forging, altering, or changing a legal document relating to the practice of dentistry, including a diploma, license, registration certificate, or transcript; (6) being a party to or benefiting from the forgery, alteration, or changing of a legal document relating to the practice of dentistry; (7) making a false statement or misusing a legal document relating to the practice of dentistry; (8) accepting employment as a dentist under a false, misleading, or deceptive referral scheme; (9) advertising the performance of dental work without pain or discomfort to the patient; or (10) advertising a prediction of future satisfaction or success of a dental service.
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