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LD 906 Title Page An Act To Amend the Laws Regarding the Licensure of Dentists, Dental Hygienists... Page 2 of 3
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

 
Sec. 1. 32 MRSA §1074, as amended by PL 1993, c. 600, Pt. A, §60,
is further amended to read:

 
§1074. Affiliation with American Association of Dental Examiners

 
The board may affiliate with the American Association of
Dental Examiners or its successor as an active member and pay
regular dues to that association and may send one or more
delegates to the meetings of the American Association of Dental
Examiners or its successor. These delegates are entitled to
receive compensation provided for in section 1071.

 
Sec. 2. 32 MRSA §1085, as amended by PL 2003, c. 669, §6, is
further amended to read:

 
§1085. Endorsement; fees

 
The board is authorized, at its discretion, without the
examination as provided, to issue a license to an applicant who
furnishes proof, satisfactory to the board, that the applicant
has been licensed to practice dentistry in another state or a
Canadian province after full compliance with the requirements of
its dental laws. If an applicant is licensed to practice
dentistry in another state or a Canadian province, that
applicant's professional education may not be less than is
required in this State and the applicant must have been at least
3 years in actual practice in the state or Canadian province in
which the license was granted. Applicants for licensure by
endorsement who meet the requirements of this section must be
interviewed in person by the board or members of the board, prior
to being issued a license. The personal interview may be waived
at the board's discretion based upon proof of overseas military
deployment; however, the applicant shall submit to an interview
by telephone or the equivalent as determined by the board. Every
license of this type issued by the board must state upon its face
the grounds upon which it is issued and the applicant may be
required to furnish proof upon affidavit. The fee for the license
is determined by the board, but may not be more than $550.

 
Sec. 3. 32 MRSA §1089, as amended by PL 1993, c. 600, Pt. A, §71
and PL 2003, c. 689, Pt. B, §6, is further amended to read:

 
§1089. Drugs and dental procedure

 
A dentist has the right to may prescribe drugs or medicines,
perform surgical operations, administer general and local
anesthetics and use appliances as may be necessary for proper
dental treatment. A dentist may also, with the appropriate


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