Barron v. Board of Dental Examiners

Petitioner, a practicing dentist who had been suspended for a limited period by the defendant board' for unprofessional conduct, filed his petition in the superior court seeking a peremptory writ of mandate directed to said board. He appeals from a judgment which denied him such relief.

Petitioner was charged by accusation before said board with “unprofessional conduct” as defined in section 1680, subdivision 12 of the Business and Professions Code which covers “The advertising of professional superiority or the performance of professional services in a superior manner.” It was alleged therein…