(a) An Advisory Committee to serve one six-month term from the effective date of this section, appointed by the board, consisting of three faculty members from dental schools accredited in this Commonwealth, shall be charged with the responsibility of consulting with the aforesaid schools in order to develop programs and standards for graduates of foreign dental schools to qualify for licensure. The committee shall make recommendations and report to the board. The board shall report to the House Professional Licensure Committee and the Senate Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure, within six months of the effective date of this act, on the status and progress of this Advisory Committee. Thereafter, the board shall annually report to the House Professional Licensure Committee and the Senate Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure on programs and standards for graduates of foreign dental schools. The Advisory Committee members shall be compensated at the rate of sixty dollars ($60) per diem when actually attending to the work of the board and shall also receive the amount of reasonable traveling, hotel and other necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties in accordance with Commonwealth regulations.

(b) It is the intent of the General Assembly that the provisions of this section be construed liberally in order to ensure the establishment of viable and accessible programs through which graduates of foreign dental schools may obtain such further preclinical and clinical training as shall lead to the awarding of the D.M.D. or D.D.S. degree at accredited dental schools in this Commonwealth in order to qualify for licensure under the provisions of this act.