Tha'Lmasdiat* qua8 : those atulents who tlon and maror such Daoemb the June an krafully atudlad and it thorlrod the 2oard of Dental app.llcaata presenting a collsge at tha tlma OS maid cnoa'8 Annotatad OlVll statutea unamb%grprs language this rsqulrement, for a llasasr to practloe Qantls- li be not loa* than 21 pear8 of age, and #ball prorent a diploma from a reputable dental ;;~tx~u~~l~~dancs of gooa aoral oharaoter.” (Under- *2 Ytxitrr !mNYJ Of ihntisl 'ixamlners. iem? e A Yebruarv grnduate of Y r**irutabl+ den%1 colleae

aould not therefor;, cualiig ac oa a@ioant un?er krtlcle 404~ for the rngular state exarinatim L: ;?eoaab+r baoause of the a~pliaant*s obvious lnebillty to then present n diplom rrm . a rsputable a05t.a oollege.

lrurthsmora your outlined procedum would rlolcte ths requiremot of Artlolt 4344, Vsrnon*a ;naotatad Clril. Ytat- utss of Wxas, at leant to tho6s af lloanta gre,uatlG after January, that *The Board ehall axau no ant grads ail papers f

oulrnftfpd by supt appliaaats ard resort to mch applloants wlthln 30 dap ir0.r the date of any meetlnf; of said boazd, and aald rqort ahall glte to each a~plioant thu gradea made by auoh applicant upon eaoh and every suojeot upoa whloc he. or she was examined by auah board.* You are tharorore adtlaed that Art. 4644 and art. 4545 do not autborlze the Board to adapt the plan outll.;ed in your letter prorloualy qu&ted.

Your attsntlon 18 direoted to Ar~iols 4343, nhlah requirea the Board to hold at lea& two regular meetlnge a year "at auoh tlsea and plazexne Soard ahall deem moat . convenient for upplioonts for exambatlon. Oue-notice of ruon reetinq shall be qiraa by pubiloatlon la such gaper8 ao may bc eleoted by the Hoard, The Board may preacribs rules ME reguLatloas.in hammay wlth the prorlsion4 of tnia. title @vernlng Its own groosedlng aad the exaalnatlon of apVllca5tc ror ~aatlc+ of daatlntry.*

ibrt. 4b48 ooamltrr to the Beard the gnwer rix tha tirre and gzlaoa of the tuo regular mastinga ror examlnatlonm This nowfir IS s ~aotinuing oar of appliopnta fcr lfomr8. and lm not.exhauf&nI by thd action of the Doard in fixing the bate af suoh meetings for Deoa%ber and June. It tollcns, and you am IIO advised, that the Board haa tht power to ohanga the time for the Deoembar meeting to, say, Yebruary ii, ths Dcanl should deez the Fsbrusrp date most oonwm snt for applioants for awlnatlon, prov1Ql.n: at least two meet&a of the Board far a~lnatlon hare beon hrld durinr: 1942. Ii ouch oham he nIade, cf aour duo notiag thsrsof =us?. be giren as required by AI%. 4543.

Furthermore yox ara advised that aa Art. 454s doe8 not ilait the number of msti56s r0r examination to two a - *3 . .

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