# 22 Tex. Admin. Code § 108.4: 22 TAC § 108.4. Names of Dentists

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## Section

- **Citation:** 22 Tex. Admin. Code § 108.4
- **Heading:** 22 TAC § 108.4. Names of Dentists
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Texas Administrative Code / Title 22 EXAMINING BOARDS / Part 5 STATE BOARD OF DENTAL EXAMINERS / Chapter 108 PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT / 22 TAC § 108.4

## Text

(a) Each dental office shall post at or near the entrance
 of the office the name of, each degree received by, and each school
 attended by each dentist practicing in the office.
(b) A dentist shall practice only under his or her
 own name, a company name or a trade name as set forth in Section 259.003
 of the Occupations Code. If a dentist uses a trade name, or a company
 name, in his or her practice then each patient shall be given the
 name of the treating dentist in writing, either prior to or after
 each office visit.
(c) Only the names of the dentists who are actually
 engaged in the practice of their profession at a particular location
 may be used.
(d) The name of a deceased or retired dentist shall
 not be used at such location more than one (1) year after the death
 or retirement of the dentist. The name of a dentist leaving a location
 for any other reason or transferring his or her practice shall not
 be used at such location or practice for more than forty (40) days
 following departure from the location. However, if the transferring
 dentist remains actively engaged in the practice of dentistry in the
 transferred practice, the acquiring dentist may continue using the
 name of the transferring dentist.
(e) If the names of auxiliary personnel, such as dental
 hygienists, dental assistants, etc., are displayed in any manner,
 the auxiliary personnel must be clearly identified by title, along
 with the name of the supervising dentist.

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