"Wdtabor" wrote in message
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That is not to say that state licensing boards are evil, but they really
don't
serve a purpose that the insurance industry cannot fulfill just as well,
at
lower cost.

I gather that presently dentists must be licensed by the state board, and
that is a requirement with legal penalties for non-compliance. If this
changes to a system where insurance companies determine who is competent to
practice, then to have some protections for the public (liability and
competence) there would need to be a way for the public to know which
dentists carry insurance. If there was no legal requirement to carry
insurance and no way for the public to know whether or not their
practicioner carried it the public would suddenly be at a major
disadvantage. How would you propose to set this up?