W.L. Rayborn v. Mississippi State Board of Dental Examiners

OPINION

CLARK, Chief Judge:

W.L. Rayborn appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment, 601 F.Supp. 537, in favor of the defendants, the Mississippi State Board of Dental Examiners. Finding no genuine issue of material fact, we affirm.

W.L. Rayborn describes himself as a denturist — a person other than a dentist (usually a technician) who engages in the practice of the denture phase of prosthodontics. He takes oral impressions of the mouth and then constructs, fits and places dentures. This practice by one not a licensed dentist is prohibited by the Mississippi Dental Practices Act,…