State v. Hinman

This is an indictment under c. 182, Gen. Laws, for practising dentistry without a dental degree or license. The respondent demurred upon the ground that the statute is unconstitutional.

The object of the statute upon which the indictment is founded is to secure the possession of the requisite skill and learning by practitioners of medicine, surgery, and dentistry. The possession of such special qualifications as to knowledge and skill is so essential to the protection of the lives, health, and comfort of the people of the state, that it cannot be doubted that it is within the power of the…