CHAPTER 45

S.P. 314 - L.D. 906

An Act To Amend the Laws Regarding the Licensure of

Dentists, Dental Hygienists and Denturists

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