(b) No member or employee of the Board of Dental Examiners or the Subcommittee may be held by reason of the performance by him or her of any duty, function or activity authorized or required of the Board or the Subcommittee to be civilly liable. The foregoing provisions of this subsection shall not apply with respect to any action taken by any individual if such individual, in taking such action, was motivated by malice toward any person affected by such action.