33-15-101. Board of dental examiners; generally.

(a) The board shall carry out the purposes and enforce the provisions of this act. The board shall consist of six (6) members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the state senate. Appointments made between sessions of the legislature shall be made in accordance with W.S. 28-12-101. The interim appointments are not considered a term for the purposes of subsection (c) of this section, relating to reappointment to the board.

(b) The term for board members is four (4) years, and expires on March 1. Effective July 1, 1979, appointments and terms shall be in accordance with W.S. 28-12-101 through 28-12-103.

(c) No person is eligible to membership on the board who is not legally qualified to practice; who has not engaged in the active practice of dentistry in the state of Wyoming for at least five (5) continuous years immediately prior to appointment; who does not at the time of his appointment hold a certificate entitling him to practice dentistry in the state of Wyoming; and who is not a resident of the state of Wyoming. One (1) appointed member of the board shall be a dental hygienist who has the qualifications provided in this act. No member shall succeed himself in office for more than two (2) successive terms.

(d) Any vacancy upon the board caused by the resignation, death or removal of a member shall be filled by the governor by appointment for the unexpired term of that member. Any appointment to fill a vacancy shall be made within ninety (90) days after the vacancy occurs.

(e) Appointments by the governor to the board shall be made from a list of recommended names submitted by the Wyoming Dental Association and Wyoming Dental Hygiene Association as follows:

(i) The Wyoming Dental Association shall, through its secretary, present to the governor within fifteen (15) days after its regular annual meeting a list of the names of not less than ten (10) candidates from which appointments for vacancies on the board occurring during the ensuing year shall be made; and

(ii) The Wyoming Dental Hygiene Association shall, through its secretary, present to the governor within fifteen (15) days after its regular annual meeting a list of not less than three (3) candidates from which appointments for vacancies on the board occurring during the ensuing year shall be made.

(f) Each member of the board shall, before entering upon the duties of his office, take and subscribe an oath or affirmation that he will support the constitution and the laws of the United States and the state of Wyoming, and that he will faithfully perform the duties as a member of the board.

(g) Repealed By Laws 2007, Ch. 210, § 3.