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HOUSE BILL 1159
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By: Delegate Cullison
Introduced and read first time: February 10, 2023
Assigned to: Health and Government Operations
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning 1
State Board of Dental Examiners – University of Maryland School of Dentistry 2
Faculty – Qualifying for Examination 3
FOR the purpose of altering the circumstances under which a dentist who is a faculty 4
member at the University of Maryland School of Dentistry and trained at a foreign 5
dental school must be qualified by the State Board of Dental Examiners to take an 6
examination offered by the American Board of Dental Examiners, Inc., or its 7
successor organization; and generally relating to the qualifying of faculty members 8
at the University of Maryland School of Dentistry by the State Board of Dental 9
Examiners for examination. 10
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 11
Article – Health Occupations 12
Section 4–306.1 13
Annotated Code of Maryland 14
(2021 Replacement Volume and 2022 Supplement) 15
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 16
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 17
Article – Health Occupations 18
4–306.1. 19
(a) A dentist who is a faculty member at the University of Maryland School of 20
Dentistry and was trained at a foreign dental school shall be qualified by the Board to take 21
an examination offered by ADEX, as defined in § 4–306 of this subtitle, if the applicant: 22
(1) [Completes training in a dental specialty recognized by the Board; 23
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(2) Is board certified in a dental specialty recognized by the Board; 1
(3)] At the time the application is made, is a full–time faculty member at 2
the University of Maryland School of Dentistry who has completed at least 7 consecutive 3
years as a full–time faculty member; and 4
[(4)] (2) Submits to the Board a written letter of support from the 5
University of Maryland School of Dentistry stating that the school supports the applicant 6
to take the ADEX examination. 7
(b) If the dentist receives a passing score on the ADEX examination, the dentist 8
may apply for a general license to practice dentistry. 9
(c) A dentist who applied for a general license to practice dentistry under 10
subsection (b) of this section and was issued a general license shall surrender the license if 11
the dentist violates any provision of this title or any regulation adopted by the Board. 12
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 13
October 1, 2023. 14