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Sec. 8. The Examining Committee consists of three persons,
two of whom are physicians and one a regularly admitted dentist.
Sec. 9. The examination is conducted according to the fol-
lowing programme:
1. Theoretical examination, consisting of:
a. One question on each of the following subjects: Surgical
Dental Anatomy, Pathology, Materia Medica and Therapeutics.
b. One case of injured teeth, gums, the roof of the mouth,
etc., which he must examine, and demonstrate its Anaemnesis,
Diagnosis, Prognosis and Therapeutics.
2. Operative examination:
a. Practical knowledge of the different dental instruments, as
well as demonstrating the way of performing an actual operation
on a living subject.
b. Performing one of the following operations: Filling a
decayed tooth, extraction of a tooth or a root, cleaning of teeth.
3. Technical examination, which consists of making a set of
false teeth, an apparatus for regulating teeth on a model of plas-
ter of Paris.
[Note.—The selection of the material for making the false teeth is made
by the examiners. The candidate produces everything mentioned from the
selected materials at his own expense, and the product becomes his property.]

Article II. The Responsibilities of the Independent
Dentist.
Section 10. An independent dentist means one who is reg-
ularly admitted to practice in the country, but who holds no
government or municipal office. (Article 85 of the Sanitary
Laws.)
Sec. 11. Every independent dentist is obliged to render as-
sistance, without delay, in all cases which cannot be postponed.
Sec. 12. Every independent dentist is entitled to compensa-
tion from his patients. (Article 31 of the Sanitary Laws.)
Sec. 13. Complaints against dentists should be made to the
Medical Council. (Article 32 of the Sanitary Laws.)
Sec. 14. No dentist is permitted to practice any other branch
of medicine except his own specialty.
Sec. 15. A dentist is, under no circumstances, permitted to
administer anaesthetics.
Sec. 16. A dentist has no right to prescribe or administer
medicines for internal use.