Exhibit 31.1
CERTIFICATION
I, Jeffrey M. Nugent, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this Amendment No. 1 to Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014 of BIOLASE, Inc.; and
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report.
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Date: April 29, 2015 |
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By: | | /s/ JEFFREY M. NUGENT |
| | Jeffrey M. Nugent |
| | President and Chief Executive Officer |
| | (Principal Executive Officer) |