Fictitious name permit

Definition

The permission to operate under a name that is not the dentists' own, held by the owners.

Why It Matters

It does not survive the sale, and neither does the drug registration beside it. California states plainly that these permits are not transferable and that a new application is required when the practice changes status, including a change from an individual owner to a corporation, because the rule requires the practice to be wholly owned and entirely controlled by the applicants. The federal controlled-substance registration is the same answer in stronger words: no registration or any authority conferred by it may be assigned or transferred except on conditions the agency specifically designates and only with written consent. Both clocks start before closing, so ask which entity will hold each on the first day.