Hawaii Revised Statutes
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 448-2 (2026)
Practice without license prohibited
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§448-2 Practice without license prohibited. No person shall practice dentistry or dental surgery in the State, either gratuitously or for pay, or shall offer to so practice or shall advertise or announce oneself, either publicly or privately, as prepared or qualified to so practice, or append the letters "D.D.S.", "D.M.D.", "Dr.", "L.D.S.", or any other dental degree to the person's name with intent thereby to imply that the person is a practitioner of dentistry or a dental surgeon, without having a valid, unrevoked license from the board of dentistry. [L 1903, c 40, §2; am L 1917, c 136, §2; RL 1925, §1066; RL 1935, §981; RL 1945, §2152; RL 1955, §61-2; HRS §448-2; am L 1985, c 70, §1; gen ch 1985; am L 2018, c 203, §4]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1996–2009 · leading case: Baehr v. Miike, 910 P.2d 112 (Haw. 1996).
Baehr v. Miike, 910 P.2d 112 (Haw. 1996). “The same rationale applies, for example, to persons licensed in Hawaii to practice law (HRS § 605-2), persons licensed in Hawaii to drive a motor vehicle (HRS § 286-102), and persons licensed in Hawaii to practice dentistry (HRS § 448-2). Having such a license authorizes them to…”
Wilson v. Bd. of Dental Examiners, 209 P.3d 194 (Haw. App. 2009). “HRS § 448-2 (1993). Although HRS § 448-1 states that a person "practices dentistry" if, among other things, he or she "engages in any of the practices included in the curricula of recognized and approved dental schools or colleges [,] " HRS § 448-1, on its face, does not state,…”
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