Section 4-312 - Temporary license to practice dental hygiene. - Maryland Statutes

§ 4-312. Temporary license to practice dental hygiene.
 

(a)  Authority to issue.- Subject to the provisions of this section, the Board may issue a temporary license to practice dental hygiene to an applicant who: 

(1) Is licensed to practice dental hygiene in any other state or any province of Canada; 

(2) Meets any other qualifications that the Board establishes; 

(3) Submits to the Board an application on the form that the Board requires; 

(4) Has graduated from a dental hygiene program accredited by the American Dental Association Commission on Dental Accreditation; and 

(5) Pays to the Board an application fee set by the Board. 

(b)  Scope.- While it is effective, a temporary license to practice dental hygiene authorizes the holder to practice dental hygiene subject to the same restrictions imposed on a holder of a general license to practice dental hygiene. 

(c)  Term.- A temporary license to practice dental hygiene expires when licenses are issued to those who pass the first examination for a general license to practice dental hygiene given over 30 days after the effective date of the temporary license. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 32, § 29; 1981, ch. 8, § 2; 1989, ch. 562; 1990, ch. 6, § 11; 1997, ch. 691.]