Legal Opinion

Opinion No. (2008)

Oklahoma Attorney General Reports

Decided June 23, 2008Published

1Opinion of the Court

Dear Dr. Horn:

This office has received your request for an official Attorney General Opinion in which you ask, in effect, the following questions:

1. Does 59 O.S. 2001, § 328.31a[59-328.31a], of the Oklahoma Dental Act ("Dental Act") that regulates the use of a trade name by "a dentist," also apply to a practice1 with more than one dentist?

2. In a practice of multiple dentists, is a listing only of a trade name, such as "Dr. Smith, DDS and Associates" or "The Denture Center" in an advertisement acceptable under 59 O.S. 2001, § 328.31a[59-328.31a](2) of the Dental Act, that requires "the name…

2Cases cited16 opinions

Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. v. Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
Zauderer v. Office of Disciplinary Counsel of the Supreme Court of OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
In re R. M. J.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
Friedman v. RogersSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
Ibanez v. Florida Dept. of Business and Professional Regulation, Bd. of AccountancySupreme Court of the United States · 1994

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