P.R. Laws tit. 20, § 94f
The Board of Dental Examiners may suspend or cancel the license of dental hygienist, subject to the proceeding provided in § 87a of this title, on the occurrence of one or various of the causes hereinafter set forth:
(1) The following cause shall be sufficient for the suspension of a license:
(a) Failure to renew a license upon expiration of the term fixed by §§ 81—94u of this title.
(2) The following causes shall be sufficient for the cancellation of a license:
(a) Violation of any of the provisions of §§ 81—94u of this title;
(b) conviction of a crime implying moral turpitude;
(c) having obtained said license by deceit, fraud or false representation and imposture;
(d) [addiction] to the habitual use of narcotic drugs or intoxicating beverages to the point of being unfit for the practice of dental hygiene;
(e) manifest negligence in the practice of the profession;
(f) [advertising in violation] of the norms and requisites imposed by the Board of Dental Examiners, and
(g) [performance of] any work prohibited to dental hygienists by §§ 81—94u of this title or by the Board of Dental Examiners.
History —Aug. 8, 1925, No. 75, p. 550, added as § 14E on June 23, 1971, No. 74, p. 216, § 5, eff. 60 days after June 23, 1971.