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Io8 DENTAL LAWS CONDENSED. ;

Third.—Any person who shall hereafter desire a license to
practise dentistry in this State shall file, or cause to be filed with
the Secretary of the Board of Dental Examiners an application in
writing, and under oath setting forth the name and age of the
applicant, the school or college from which he or she graduated
and shall appear at such time and place as may be designated by
said Board of Dental Examiners and submit to an examination
both practical and theoretical as to his or her qualifications for
registration as a licensed dentist.
Fourth.-^No person shall be licensed as a dentist under the
provision of this Act who is not twenty-one years of age, and of
good moral character; nor until he or she shall present to the
said Board of Dental Examiners satisfactory evidence that he or
she has graduated in dentistry at some reputable school or college
of dentistry recognized by the N^ational Association of Dental
Faculties ; and shall also, upon examination, attain an average
grade of seventy-five per cent, on all dental branches.
Fifth.—That, if upon examination and investigation, said
Board of Dental Examiners shall determine that the applicant
possesses the necessary qualifications as to character and educa-
tion as herein provided, they shall enroll his or her name upon a
register to be kept by said board for that purpose, and, issue to
him or her a license, which said license shall entitle such person
to practise dentistry in the State of Alabama for life.
Sixth.—That on and after the passage of this Act it shall be
unlawful for said Board of Examiners to grant a temporary
license or permit to practise dentistry, or any of its branches to
any person, firm, or corporation; except that a person coming
into this State at a time between the regular meeting of the board,
who holds a permanent license as a dentist granted by any Board
of Dental Examiners within the United States, may be granted a
permit to practice during the interim between the time of making
application for a license and the time of the next meeting of said
Board of Dental Examiners.
Seventh.—That the licenses herein provided for must be
signed by the president of the board and countersigned by the
secretary, and must within thirty days after the granting thereof,
be filed and recorded in the ofiice of the Judge of Probate of the
county of the residence of the person to whom it is issued ; and
after the same has been recorded, the Judge of Probate shall
endorse thereon, and certify under the seal of the court, the fact
of its record, and the time of its filing, and for which he is entitled
to a fee of one dollar.
Eighth.—That such licenses so recorded and certified shall
be evidence of authority of the person therein named to practise
dentistry; and if the same is lost or destroyed a certified copy of
the record shall be sufficient.