54-907 STATE BOARD OF DENTISTRY ESTABLISHED.
PROFESSIONS, VOCATIONS, AND BUSINESSES
CHAPTER 9
DENTISTS
54-907. State board of dentistry established. There is hereby established in the department of self-governing agencies a state board of dentistry to be composed of eight (8) members, five (5) of whom shall be dentists, two (2) of whom shall be dental hygienists, and one (1) of whom shall be a consumer person familiar with health care occupations. Upon appointment by the governor, the term of office of a member of the board shall commence on the first Monday of February following his appointment and shall continue for five (5) years, or until his successor has been named, whichever is later. A vacancy in membership of the board shall occur whenever the regular term of a member expires or when a member dies, resigns or is removed from office by the governor. Appointments to fill a vacancy occurring for some reason other than expiration of term of office shall be made for the unexpired term which is being filled. The governor may remove any member of the board from membership on the board who is found by the governor to be mentally or physically incapable of acting, or to be neglecting or refusing to act, or who ceases to have the qualifications of a member or who has failed to attend, without reasonable cause, two (2) successive meetings of the board.