Hulva v. Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners

I dissent because I do not believe the appellant is “practicing dentistry” within the meaning of Ark. Stat. Ann. § 72-548 (Supp. 1981). Reduced to its most simple terms the Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners wants the appellant enjoined from selling teeth unless a dentist receives a commission on such sale. There is no doubt that the board would clearly allow appellant to do exactly the same work he has been doing, except for the free services, provided he ran the business through the account of a practicing dentist.

I have no dispute with the board nor the majority opinion that the…