There is a reason that professional licenses are earned. It is to prove the person bearing it qualifies for a job that requires the license to work in that corresponding profession. According to a statistical source, license credential discrepancies occurs about 18% of the time.

There are many professions that require licensing to legally participate in that particular profession. DDS investigates through the corresponding licensing authority and verifies the legitimacy of the license as well as a cross reference to the name on the license, any adverse information, complaints or disciplinary actions against the license holder.