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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>55583</law_id><section_number>54.1-2704</section_number><catch_line>Nominations</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="54.1">Professions and Occupations</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="III">Professions and Occupations Regulated by Boards Within the Department of Health Professions</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="27">Dentistry</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="1">Board of Dentistry</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Nominations may be made for each professional vacancy from a list of three names submitted to the Governor by the Virginia Dental Association, the Old Dominion State Dental Society, the Virginia <span class="dictionary">Dental Hygienists</span>&#x2019; Association, and the Commonwealth <span class="dictionary">Dental Hygienists</span>&#x2019; Society. Further, any licensee of this chapter may submit nominations to the Governor. The Governor shall not be bound to make any appointment from among the nominees.</p></section></text><history>Code 1950, &#xA7; 54-156; 1972, c. 805; 1977, c. 669; 1986, c. 464; 1988, c. 765; 2005, cc. 505, 587.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
