No entity subject to this chapter may open, operate, or maintain an establishment for any of the purposes set forth in § 47-12-1 without a certificate of registration from the State Board of Dentistry. It is unprofessional or dishonorable conduct under § 36-6A-59.1 to maintain or operate an entity subject to this chapter without a certificate of registration.

Source: SL 1963, ch 35 , § 5; SL 2017, ch 194 , § 9.