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<section article="gho" article_name="Health Occupations" number="4-301" title_number="4" title_name="Dentistry" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Licensing">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Except as otherwise provided in this title or §§ 10–14A–03 and 10–14B–03 of the State Government Article, an individual shall be licensed by the Board to practice dentistry before the individual may practice dentistry on a human being in this State.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Except as otherwise provided in this title or §§ 10–14A–03 and 10–14B–03 of the State Government Article, an individual shall be licensed by the Board to practice dental hygiene before the individual may practice dental hygiene on a human being in this State.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>This section does not apply to:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>A student of dentistry while engaged in an educational program at an approved school of dentistry;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A student of dental hygiene while engaged in an approved educational program in dental hygiene;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>A dentist while performing official duties in a federal dental service;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>An individual licensed to practice dentistry in any other state or a foreign country, while the individual:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Makes a clinical demonstration before a dental society, dental convention, association of dentists, or dental college; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Performs professional duties on a specific case for which the individual is called into this State;</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>A dental assistant, if the dental assistant:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Subject to the rules and regulations adopted by the Board, performs only procedures that do not require the professional skills of a licensed dentist; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Performs intraoral procedures in accordance with § 4–301.1 of this subtitle only under the direct supervision of a licensed dentist who personally is present in the office area where the procedures are performed; or</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>An heir of a deceased licensed dentist or a personal representative of a deceased licensed dentist, if:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>The deceased licensed dentist was the owner of the dental practice;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>The deceased licensed dentist did not provide for the disposition of the dental practice; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>The heir or the personal representative of the deceased licensed dentist serves as the owner of the dental practice, regardless of whether the heir or the personal representative is licensed to practice dentistry, for no longer than 1 year after the death of the licensed dentist unless the Board extends the time period under subsection (c)(1) of this section.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>On written request and good cause shown by the heir or personal representative of a deceased licensed dentist, including evidence of a good faith effort to sell or close the dental practice, the Board, in its sole discretion, may extend the 1–year period under subsection (b)(6)(iii) of this section for up to an additional 6 months to allow the heir or personal representative sufficient time to sell or otherwise dispose of the dental practice.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>During the temporary ownership of a dental practice by an heir or a representative of a deceased licensed dentist under subsection (b)(6)(iii) of this section and, if applicable, paragraph (1) of this subsection, all patient care shall be provided:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>By an appropriate individual who is licensed under this title; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>In accordance with the individual’s scope of practice.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The temporary ownership of a dental practice by an heir or a personal representative of a deceased licensed dentist under this subsection may not affect the exercise of the independent judgment of a licensed dentist who provides care to patients of the dental practice.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
