{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-256.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 256.001","heading":"LICENSE REQUIRED.","body":"A person may not practice or offer to practice dentistry or dental surgery or represent that the person practices dentistry unless the person holds a license issued by the board.\nActs 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS","SUBTITLE D. DENTISTRY","CHAPTER 256. LICENSING OF DENTISTS AND DENTAL HYGIENISTS","SUBCHAPTER A. ISSUANCE OF LICENSE TO PRACTICE DENTISTRY"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.256.htm#256.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"b96a8101fd9a3d3ca6568d1108e1bc4f479be917d612274e4763d0bc13e2e4be","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-255.008","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-256.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}