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N.Y. GBS Law § 396-C

This is the official text of N.Y. GBS Law § 396-C, part of New York’s GBS Law — part of the compiled statutory law of New York, published by the state as "GBS Law." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.

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Advertisements by persons engaged in dental business relating to dentures and bridges

Official statutory text

§ 396-c. Advertisements by persons engaged in dental business relating\nto dentures and bridges. Any person engaged in the business of\nsupplying, constructing, reproducing, relining, repairing, adding or\ndirecting the application of any substance of a permanent nature to\ndentures, bridges, appliances or other structures to be worn as\nsubstitutes for natural teeth:\n (a) who shall advertise his services, technique or materials to the\ngeneral public by means of advertisements in public newspapers,\nmagazines or by radio or television display advertisements, excepting\nadvertisements in professional or trade papers, trade journals, trade\ndirectories, trade periodicals, trade magazines, and in the public\ntelephone directories other than displaying advertising in the latter,\nor\n (b) who shall in any way directly solicit the patronage of the general\npublic for any dental services, dental materials or dental appliances;\nshall be guilty of a misdemeanor.\n

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