1. A. In addition to meeting the requirements of Regulation .02 of this chapter, a dentist holding an active license in another state who has not passed the ADLEX examination with a score of 75 or greater in each required section of the ADLEX shall be issued a license if the applicant:

   1. (1) For the 5 preceding years has been actively engaged in practicing dentistry for at least 850 hours on average per year;
   2. (2) Has passed an examination with a clinical component as a requirement for licensure in another state;
   3. (3) Has passed a comprehensive written examination on applied clinical diagnosis and treatment planning administered by ADEX with a score of 75 or greater in each required section; and
   4. (4) Has passed the Maryland Dental Jurisprudence Examination given by the Board or its designee with a score of 75 or greater percent on each section of the examination.
2. B. The practice of dentistry in the armed forces, the practice of dentistry in state and federal programs, participation in post-graduate intern programs, or participation in residency programs within the 5 years preceding application counts toward the required hours of active practice.

Authority: Health Occupations Article, §§4-303.1(d) and 4-306, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: May 25, 1977 (4:11 Md. R. 868)

Regulation .01 recodified to Regulation .01-1 and the Preface recodified to Regulation .01 in November 1990

Regulation .01 amended effective April 19, 1999 (26:8 Md. R. 615)

Regulation .01-1 amended effective April 19, 1999 (26:8 Md. R. 615)

Regulation .02A amended effective April 19, 1999 (26:8 Md. R. 615)

Regulation .02B amended effective September 3, 1990 (17:17 Md. R. 2081); April 19, 1999 (26:8 Md. R. 615); September 17, 2001 (28:18 Md. R. 1621)

Regulation .03 amended effective April 12, 1982 (9:7 Md. R. 711); April 19, 1999 (26:8 Md. R. 615)

Regulation .04D adopted effective April 12, 1982 (9:7 Md. R. 711)

Regulation .04D amended effective September 3, 1990 (17:17 Md. R. 2081)

Regulation .05A amended effective April 19, 1999 (26:8 Md. R. 615)

Regulations .01—.05 repealed and new Regulations .01 — .05 adopted effective December 22, 2003 (30:25 Md. R. 1848)

Regulation .04 amended effective August 16, 2004 (31:16 Md. R. 1255)

Regulations .01—.05 repealed and new Regulations .01 — .06 adopted as an emergency provision effective October 1, 2012 (39:22 Md. R. 1426); adopted permanently effective December 24, 2012 (39:25 Md. R. 1613)