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

   1. (1) Be of good moral character;

   2. (2) Be a graduate of a school for dental hygienists that:

      1. (a) Requires at least 2 years of education in an institution of higher education;
      2. (b) Is accredited by the American Dental Association Commission on Dental Accreditation; and
      3. (c) Is approved by the Board;
   3. (3) Submit a notarized affidavit or other evidence satisfactory to the Board indicating that during the 3 years preceding application the applicant has actively engaged in practicing dental hygiene for at least 150 hours;
   4. (4) Pass the Maryland Jurisprudence Examination on the Maryland State Dental Law;
   5. (5) Hold an active license to practice dental hygiene in another state or in the District of Columbia;
   6. (6) Meet the qualifications otherwise required for a general license to practice dental hygiene by Health Occupations Article, Title 4, Annotated Code of Maryland;
   7. (7) Complete the continuing education requirements for an active general license to practice dental hygiene; and
   8. (8) Provide dental hygiene services as set forth in Regulation .11 of this chapter.
2. B. The practice of dental hygiene in the armed forces, state, or federal programs within the 3 years preceding application 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)