Business and Professions Code section 1700.5

Notwithstanding Section 1700, any person who holds a valid, unrevoked, and unsuspended certificate as a dentist under this chapter may append the letters “D.D.S.” to his or her name, regardless of the degree conferred upon him or her by the dental college from which the licensee graduated.

Source: Section 1700.5, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=BPC§ionNum=1700.5. (accessed May 10, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/business_and_professions_code_section_1700.5

Original Source: Section 1700.5, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=BPC§ionNum=1700.5. (last accessed May 10, 2025).