STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1115

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2009

RE:   S.B. No. 113

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Health, to which was referred S.B. No. 113 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO DENTISTS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to prevent licensed dentists from presenting false claims of expertise in dental specialties by authorizing the Board of Dental Examiners (BDE) to sanction licensees for false or misleading advertising.

     The Hawaii Dental Association and several concerned individuals supported this bill.  BDE opposed this measure.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Health that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 113 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committees on Consumer Protection & Commerce and Judiciary.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Health,

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RYAN I. YAMANE, Chair