If the board concludes that suspension or revocation of the license is in order, the board shall file a complaint in the District Court in accordance with Title 4, chapter 5.

2.__Grounds for discipline.__The board may suspend or revoke a license pursuant to Title 5, section 10004.__The following are grounds for an action to refuse to issue, modify, suspend, revoke or refuse to renew the license of a person licensed under this chapter:

A.__The practice of fraud or deceit in obtaining a license under this chapter or in connection with service rendered within the scope of the license issued;

B.__Habitual substance abuse that has resulted or is foreseeably likely to result in the licensee's performing services in a manner that endangers the health or safety of patients;

C.__A professional diagnosis of a mental or physical condition that has resulted or may result in the licensee's performing services in a manner that endangers the health or safety of patients;

D.__Aiding or abetting the practice of a dental profession by an individual who is not licensed under this chapter and who claims to be legally licensed;

E.__Incompetence in the practice for which the licensee is licensed.__A licensee under this chapter is considered incompetent if the licensee has:

(1)__Engaged in conduct that evidences a lack of ability or fitness to perform the duties owed by the licensee to a client or patient or the general public; or

(2)__Engaged in conduct that evidences a lack of knowledge or inability to apply principles or skills to practice as a dental hygienist;

F.__Unprofessional conduct.__A licensee is considered to have engaged in unprofessional conduct if the licensee violates a standard of professional behavior that has been established in the practice of dental hygiene;