SECTIONS 1800-1808 - California Statutes

BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE

SECTION 1800-1808

1800. A dental corporation is a corporation that is authorized to
render professional services, as defined in Sections 13401 and
13401.5 of the Corporations Code, if that corporation, its
shareholders, officers, directors, and employees rendering
professional services who are dentists, physicians and surgeons,
dental assistants, registered dental assistants, registered dental
assistants in extended functions, registered dental hygienists,
registered dental hygienists in extended functions, or registered
dental hygienists in alternative practice are in compliance with the
Moscone-Knox Professional Corporation Act (Part 4 (commencing with
Section 13400) of Division 3 of Title 1 of the Corporations Code),
this article, and other statutes, rules, and regulations applicable
to a dental corporation and the conduct of its affairs. Subject to
all applicable statutes, rules, and regulations, a dental corporation
is entitled to practice dentistry. With respect to a dental
corporation, the governmental agency referred to in the Moscone-Knox
Professional Corporation Act is the Dental Board of California.

1804. Notwithstanding subdivision (i) of Section 1680 and
subdivision (g) of Section 1701, the name of a dental corporation and
any name or names under which it may be rendering professional
services shall contain and be restricted to the name or the last name
of one or more of the present, prospective, or former shareholders
and shall include the words "dental corporation" or wording or
abbreviations denoting corporate existence, unless otherwise
authorized by a valid permit issued pursuant to Section 1701.5.

1805. Except as provided in Sections 13401.5 and 13403 of the
Corporations Code, each director, shareholder, and officer of a
dental corporation shall be a licensed person as defined in the
Moscone-Knox Professional Corporation Act.

1806. The income of a dental corporation attributable to
professional services rendered while a shareholder is a disqualified
person (as defined in the Moscone-Knox Professional Corporation Act)
shall not in any manner accrue to the benefit of that shareholder or
his or her shares in the dental corporation.

1807. A dental corporation shall not do or fail to do any act the
doing of which or the failure to do which would constitute
unprofessional conduct under any statute, rule or regulation now or
hereafter in effect. In the conduct of its practice, it shall observe
and be bound by such statutes, rules and regulations to the same
extent as a person holding a license under Section 1634 of this code.
The board shall have the same powers of suspension, revocation and
discipline against a dental corporation as are now or hereafter
authorized by Section 1670 of this code, or by any other similar
statute against individual licensees, provided, however, that
proceedings against a dental corporation shall be conducted in
accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1
of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, and the board shall
have all the powers granted therein.

1808. The board may formulate and enforce rules and regulations to
carry out the purposes and objectives of this article and the
Moscone-Knox Professional Corporation Act, including rules and
regulations requiring (a) that the articles of incorporation or
bylaws of a dental corporation shall include a provision whereby the
capital stock of that corporation owned by a disqualified person (as
defined in the Moscone-Knox Professional Corporation Act), or a
deceased person, shall be sold to the corporation or to the remaining
shareholders of that corporation within the time as the rules and
regulations may provide, and (b) that a dental corporation shall
provide adequate security by insurance or otherwise for claims
against it by its patients arising out of the rendering of
professional services.