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Act No. 593 Section 11

Section 11

SEC. 11. No person shall in any way advertise as bachelor of dental surgery, doctor of dental surgery, of dental surgery, licentiate of dental surgery, doctor of dental medicine, or dental surgeon, or append the letter B. D. S., D. D. S., M. D. S., L. D. S., or D. M. D. to this name, who has not had duly conferred upon him by diploma from some school, college, university, or board of examiners legally qualified to confer the same, the right to assume said title, nor shall any person assume any title or prefix or append any letters to his name to represent falsely that he has received a dental degree or certificate of registration. Any person violating this provision shall, upon conviction, be subject to a fine of not more than one hundred dollars or to imprisonment for not more than ninety days.

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CitationAct No. 593 Section 11 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)

Source: Supreme Court E-Library, Republic of the Philippines. Philippine laws are public documents (works of the government).

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