1. A. In this chapter, the following term has the meaning indicated.

2. B. Term Defined. “Practice dentistry” means to:

   1. (1) Be a manager, a proprietor, or a conductor of or an operator in any place in which a dental service or dental operation is performed intraorally;
   2. (2) Perform or attempt to perform any intraoral dental service or intraoral dental operation;

   3. (3) Diagnose, treat, or attempt to diagnose or treat any disease, injury, malocclusion, or malposition of a tooth, gum, or jaw, or structures associated with a tooth, gum, or jaw if the service, operation, or procedure is included in:

      1. (a) The curricula of an accredited dental school; or
      2. (b) An approved dental residency program of an accredited hospital or teaching institution;
   4. (4) Perform or offer to perform dental laboratory work;
   5. (5) Place or adjust a dental appliance in a human mouth; or
   6. (6) Administer anesthesia for the purposes of dentistry and not as a medical specialty.

Authority: Health-General Article, §§4-205(a)(5), 4-205(c)(3), and 4-315(a), Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: July 9, 2012 (39:13 Md. R. 786)