HRS §448-13
Dental license certificates and proof of practice
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section says that dental licenses issued by the board must be signed and sealed, and they serve as proof that the holder can practice dentistry. You cannot practice dentistry without a valid license. Practicing without one is a violation and will be punished as described in this chapter.
The statute, as written — Certificate, evidence
A copy, taken August 20, 2026. The version published by the Legislature is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
All certificates of license issued by the board of dentistry shall be signed by the chairperson, sealed, and shall be presumptive evidence of the right of the holder to practice dentistry. No person shall practice dentistry without first having procured such a certificate, except as provided in this chapter. Any person practicing dentistry and not having at the time a valid and uncanceled license shall be guilty of a failure to comply with this chapter and shall be punished as in this chapter provided.
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