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satisfact(irily completed a course of at least three years in a regis-
tered dental school, or havinc^ heen pfraduated in course from a
registered medical school with the degree of doctor of medicine
shall have pursued satisfactorily thereafter a course of special study
of dentistry for at least two years in a registered dental school ; nor
shall said degree be conferred upon any one, unless prior to matricu-
lation in the institution conferring his professional degree, or before
beginning the second course of lectures counted toward such degree
lie shall have filed with said institution a Regents' certilicate that
he has received the required preliminary education evidenced as
aforesaid ; provided further, however, that the Regents may confer
upon all persons who shall have received the degree of master of
dental surgery under the laws of this State, prior to March 2S>, IQOI,
the degree of doctor of dental surgery in lieu of said master's
degree.
Sec. 198. Licenses.—On certification by the Board of Dental
Examiners that a candidate has successfully passed its examina-
tions and is competent to practise dentistry, the Regents shall issue
to him their license so to practise pursuant to the rules established
by them. On the recommendation of the board, the Regents may
also, without the examination hereinbefore provided for. issue their
license to any applicant therefor who shall furnish proof satisfactory
to them that he has been duly graduated from a registered dental
school and has been thereafter lawfully and reputablv engaged in
such practice for six years next preceding his application ; or who
holds a liccnf.e to practise dentistry in any other State of the United
States granted by a State board of dental examiners, indorsed by
the Dental Society of the State of New York, provided, that in
either case his preliminary and professional education shall have
been not less than that required in this State. Every license so
issued shall state on its face the grounds on which it is granted and
the applicant may be required to furnish his proofs on affidavit.
Sec. 199. Registration.—Every person practising dentistry in
this State and not lawfully registered before April 17, 1896, shall
register in the office of the clerk of the county where his place of
business is located, in a book kept by the clerk for such purpose,
his name. age. office and post office address, date and number of
his license to practise dentistry and the date of such registration,
which registration he shall be entitled to make only upon showing
to the county clerk his license or a duly authenticated copy thereof,
and making an affidavit stating name, age, birthplace, the number
of his license and the date of its issue ; that he is the identical
person named in the license ; that before receiving the same he
complied with all the preliminary requirements of this article and
the rules of the Regents and board as to the terms and the amount
of study and examination ; that no money, other than the fees pre-
scribed by this article and said rules, was paid directly or indirectly