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RA 768 (Philippine Dental Hygienist Law) Section 15

RA 768 (Philippine Dental Hygienist Law) Section 15

Prohibitions in the practice of dental hygienist Penal provisions.

Section 15

SEC. 15. Prohibitions in the practice of dental hygienist Penal provisions.—Any person who shall practice as a dental hygienist in the Philippines, within the meaning and intent of this Act, without a license or certificate of registration issued in accordance with the provisions hereof, and certificate of health executed at least once a year by a medical officer of the government; or any person presenting or using as his own the certificate of registration of another, or any person who shall give any false or forged evidence to the Board in obtaining a certificate of registration, or any person who shall impersonate any registrant of like or different name, or any person who shall use a revoked or suspended certificate of registration, or any person who shall assume, use, or advertise any title or letters, or description tending to convey the impression that he is a dental hygienist without holding a valid certificate of registration from the Board, or any person who shall violate any provision of this Act, shall be guilty of misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to a fine of not less than one thousand pesos nor more than five thousand pesos or to suffer imprisonment for a period of not less than one year nor more than five years, or both in the discretion of the court.

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CitationRA 768 (Philippine Dental Hygienist Law) Section 15 (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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