Construction and Severability

This Compact shall be liberally construed so as to effectuate the purposes thereof. The provisions of this Compact shall be severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence, or provision of this Compact is declared to be contrary to the constitution of any party state or of the United States, or if the applicability thereof to any government, agency, person, or circumstance is held invalid, the validity of the remainder of this Compact and the applicability thereof to any government, agency, person, or circumstance shall not be affected thereby. If this Compact shall be held to be contrary to the constitution of any party state, this Compact shall remain in full force and effect as to the remaining party states and in full force and effect as to the party state affected as to all severable matters. ARTICLE 4 DENTAL PRACTICE ACT Subarticle 1 Subarticle 2 Subarticle 3 Subarticle 4 Subarticle 5 Subarticle 6 Subarticle 7 Subarticle 8 General Provisions Licensing Dental Board Dental Specialty Declaration Regulation of Ancillary Dental Personnel Continuing Dental Education as a Renewal for Licensure Renewal Penalties Injunctive Relief