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purporting to be issued, by any reputable dental college, or den-
tal department of any university, shall present the same to the
State Board of Examiners, and said Board being satisfied as to
the genuineness of the diploma, and the qualifications of the ap-
plicant, shall issue a license to such person to practice dentistry in
this State without, examination, on payment of the license fee
hereinafter provided for. All licenses issued by said Board shall
be signed by the several members thereof, and be attested by its
President and Secretary, and the seal of said Board.
Sec. 6. Any member of said Board may issue a temporary
license to any applicant upon the presentation of such applicant
of satisfactory evidence that he possesses the necessary qualifi-
cations to practice dentistry, on the payment of $10, which license
shall remain in force until the semi-annual meeting of said Board
next thereafter, and no longer; but such license shall not be re-
newed, nor shall it be granted to any applicant who has, within
six months previous to his application, been rejected by said
Board. Such license shall not be valid until it shall be attested
by the Secretary of the Board, under its seal, and the Secretary
shall keep a record of such licenses, the date of their issue and
the name of the members by whom each license was issued.

Sec. 7. Any person shall be regarded as practicing dentistry
within the meaning of this Act, who shall perform upon the
human teeth, or parts adjacent thereto, any' operation or opera-
tions such as are commonly known and designated as dental
operations or operations in dental surgery; or who shall hold
himself or herself out, by means of signs, cards, advertisements
or otherwise, as a dentist or dental surgeon. Any legally quali-
fied practitioner of dentistry who has complied with the provis-
ions of this Act, or any properly organized and equipped and
reputable dental college, or dental department of any reputable
school or university, may take into preceptorship a student or
students who shall be permitted to perform such operations in
the offices or infirmaries of such preceptors and under their im-
mediate supervision, and not otherwise, during the term of three
years from the commencement of such pupilage, and no longer,
unless for special reasons such time shall, in the discretion of the
Board, be thereafter extended for a period not exceeding one
year: Provided, Nothing in this Act shall be construed to prevent
any legally qualified resident physician and surgeon from ex-
tracting teeth, or to prevent any person from using any domestic