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On the other islands there are at each of the plantations a
few of the above nationalities, and to these the traveling dentist
offers his services.
" The bill, above referred to, passed the Legislature, was ap-
proved by the Queen, December 19, 1892, and took effect from
that date. It reads as follows:

An Act to Regulate the Practice of Dentistry in the
Hawaiian Kingdom.

Be it Enacted by the Queen a?id the Legislature of the Hawaiian
Ki?igdom :

Section i. From and after the passage of this Act it shall
be unlawful for any person or persons to practice dentistry in
the Hawaiian Kingdom except upon a certificate issued from a
Board of Dental Examiners.

Sec. 2. The Board of Dental Examiners shall consist of three
members, namely, one physician and two dentists, who shall be
appointed by the Minister of the Interior, and whose first term
of office shall be for one, two, and three years, and thereafter
shall hold office for three years. The said Board to act without
compensation.
Sec. 3. It shall be the duty of the Board of Dental Examin-
ers to issue certificates of qualification to any person or persons
at present engaged in the practice of dentisty who, within sixty
days from the passage of this Act, shall file an application before
said Board, under oath and sworn to by two or more reputable
citizens, setting forth the fact that he has been engaged in the
active practice of dentistry in the Hawaiian Kingdom for two or
more years previous to the passage of this Act.
Sec. 4. It shall be the duty of the said Board to issue certifi-
cates of qualification to any person or persons at present prac-
ticing in the Hawaiian Kingdom who shall file an application in
writing within sixty days from the passage of this Act and pass
a creditable examination before the Board upon dental medi-
cine and surgery.
It shall be the duty of the said Board to issue certifi-
Sec. 5.
cates of qualification to any person or persons at present prac-
ticing in the Hawaiian Kingdom who shall present within sixty
days from the passage of this Act a diploma from a reputable
dental college.