1. A. To qualify for a volunteer dentist's license, a dentist who has not passed a regional board shall:

   1. (1) Be of good moral character;
   2. (2) Be 18 years old or older;

   3. (3) Hold a Degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery, Doctor of Dental Medicine, or the equivalent from a college or university that is:

      1. (a) Authorized by any state or province of Canada to grant the degree; and

      2. (b) Recognized by the Board as:

         1. (i) Requiring adequate preprofessional collegiate training; and
         2. (ii) Maintaining an acceptable course of dental instruction;
   4. (4) Submit a notarized affidavit or other evidence satisfactory to the Board indicating that during the 5 years preceding application the applicant has actively engaged in practicing dentistry for at least 850 hours;
   5. (5) Pass the NERB dental written examinations;
   6. (6) Pass the Maryland Jurisprudence Examination on the Maryland State Dental Law;
   7. (7) Hold an active license to practice dentistry in another state or in the District of Columbia;
   8. (8) Meet the qualifications otherwise required for a general license to practice dentistry by Health Occupations Article, Title 4, Annotated Code of Maryland;
   9. (9) Complete the continuing education requirements for an active general license to practice dentistry; and
   10. (10) Provide dental services as set forth in Regulation .11 of this chapter.
2. B. If occurring during the 5 years preceding an application, the practice of dentistry in the armed forces, state and federal programs, and intern and residency programs counts toward the required hours of active practice.

Authority: Health Occupations Article, §§4-101, 4-302, 4-304, and 4-308, Annotated Code of Maryland;
Ch. 237, Acts of 2003

Effective date: December 11, 2003 (30:24 Md. R. 1743)

Regulation .07 amended effective August 16, 2004 (31:16 Md. R. 1256)

Chapter revised effective July 18, 2005 (32:14 Md. R. 1276)