                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

PRACTICING IN A COMMERCIAL OR MERCANTILE ESTABLISHMENT (§ 54.1-2716)

It shall be unlawful for any dentist to practice his profession in a commercial
or mercantile establishment, or to advertise, either in person or through any
commercial or mercantile establishment, that he is a licensed practitioner and
is practicing or will practice dentistry in such commercial or mercantile
establishment. This section shall not prohibit the rendering of professional
services to the officers and employees of any person, firm or corporation by a
dentist, whether or not the compensation for such service is paid by the
officers and employees, or by the employer, or jointly by all or any of them.
Any dentist who violates any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty
of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
		For the purposes of this section, the term &#8220;commercial or mercantile
establishment&#8221; means a business enterprise engaged in the selling of
commodities or services unrelated to the practice of dentistry or the other
healing arts.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 54-147.1; 1988, c. 765.