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 to possess suitable qualifications to practice dentistry, and if the board shall be satisfied that the applicant has a good moral character, it shall issue to such person a license to practice dentistry in accordance with the provisions of this act; Provided, That any person desiring to commence the practice of dentistry in this State, and having a diploma issued or purporting to be issued by any reputable dental college, or dental department of any university, shall present the same to the State Board of Examiners, and said board being satisfied as to the genuineness of the diploma, and the qualifications of the applicant, shall issue a license to such person to practice dentistry in this State without examination, on payment of the license fee hereinafter provided for. All licenses issued by said board shall be signed by the several members thereof, and be attested by its president and secretary, and the seal of said board.

§ 6. TEMPORARY LICENSE.] Any member of said board may issue a temporary license to any applicant upon the presentation by such applicant of satisfactory evidence that he possess the necessary qualifications to practice dentistry, on the payment of ten (10) dollars, which license shall remain in force until the semiannual meeting of said board occurring next thereafter, and no longer; but such license shall not be renewed, nor shall it be granted to any applicant who has, within six months previous to his application, been rejected by said board. Such license shall not be valid untıl it shall be attested by the secretary of the board, under its seal, and the secretary shall keep a record of such licenses the date of their issue and the name of the members by whom each license was issued.

§ 7. WHO REGARDED AS PRACTICING DENTISTRY.] Any person shall be regarded as practicing dentistry within the meaning of this act, who shall perform upon the human teeth, or parts adjacent thereto, any operation or operations such as are commonly kpown and designated as dental operations, or operations in dental surgery; or who shall hold himself or herself out by means of signs, cards, advertisements or otherwise, as a dentist or dental surgeon. Any legally qualified practitioner of dentistry who has complied with the provisions of this act, or any properly organized and equipped and reputable dental college, or dental department of any reputable school or university, may take into preceptorship a student or students who shall be permitted to perform such operations in the offices or infirmaries of such preceptors and under their immediate supervision, and not otherwise, during the term of three years from the commencement of such pupilage, and no longer, unless for special reasons such time shall, in the discretion of the board, be thereafter extended for a period not exceeding one year; Provided, Nothing in this act shall be construed to prevent any legally qualified resident physician and surgeon from extracting teeth, or to prevent any person from