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§ 4-303. Education requirements for limited licenses; waiver

West's Annotated Code of MarylandHealth Occupations

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Health Occupations (Refs & Annos)
Title 4. Dentistry (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 3. Licensing (Refs & Annos)
MD Code, Health Occupations, § 4-303
§ 4-303. Education requirements for limited licenses; waiver
Currentness
In general
(a) Subject to the provisions of this section, the Board may waive the education requirements of § 4-302 of this subtitle for an applicant for a limited license who does not hold a degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery, Doctor of Dental Medicine, or the equivalent from a college or university that is authorized by any state or any province of Canada to grant the degree and is recognized by the Board under § 4-302(d)(2) of this subtitle.
Criteria for waiver
(b) The Board may grant a waiver under this section only if the applicant:
(1) Completes at least 2 years of formal general clinical training in a college or university that is authorized by any state or any province of Canada to grant the degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery, Doctor of Dental Medicine, or the equivalent and is recognized by the Board under § 4-302(d)(2) of this subtitle; and
(2) Meets any other requirements that the Board establishes for a waiver of the education requirements of § 4-302 of this subtitle.
Teacher's license
(c)(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (b) of this section and § 4-302(g) of this subtitle, the Board may grant a waiver for a teacher's license if it finds that:
(i) The applicant holds a degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery, Doctor of Dental Medicine, or an equivalent degree from a school, college, or faculty of dentistry;
(ii) The applicant demonstrates that the applicant has had at least 5 years of clinical dental experience;
(iii) The applicant is found to be of good moral character and professionally competent;
(iv) The Dean of the University of Maryland Dental School requests the waiver and circumstances exist that justify the granting of a waiver; and
(v) The applicant is appointed to a full-time or part-time faculty position at the University of Maryland Dental School.
(2) A teacher's license granted pursuant to a waiver under paragraph (1) of this subsection:
(i) Authorizes the licensee to practice dentistry to the same extent as other faculty members who hold general licenses to practice dentistry, provided that the licensee only practices dentistry at established teaching sites and faculty programs of the University of Maryland Dental School; and
(ii) Shall be surrendered immediately to the Board when the licensee ceases to hold an appointment as a full-time or part-time faculty member of the University of Maryland Dental School.

Credits

Added by Acts 1981, c. 8, § 2, eff. July 1, 1981. Amended by Acts 1990, c. 6, § 11, eff. Feb. 16, 1990; Acts 1990, c. 21, § 1, eff. July 1, 1990; Acts 1999, c. 376, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1999; Acts 2000, c. 239, § 1, eff. July 1, 2000; Acts 2006, c. 469, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2006.
Formerly Art. 32, § 5.
MD Code, Health Occupations, § 4-303, MD HEALTH OCCUP § 4-303
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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