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<section article="gho" article_name="Health Occupations" number="4-304" title_number="4" title_name="Dentistry" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Licensing">
  <level label="a">
    <text>To apply for a license, an applicant shall:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Submit an application to the Board on the form that the Board requires;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Submit to a criminal history records check in accordance with § 4–302.2 of this subtitle; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Pay to the Board an application fee set by the Board.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>In addition to the other requirements of this section, an applicant for a limited license to practice dentistry shall submit to the Board a written request, from the hospital, sanatorium, dental school, or public health program to which the practice is to be limited, that the license be issued.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>To apply for a retired volunteer dentist’s license, a volunteer dentist’s license, or a temporary volunteer dentist’s license to practice dentistry, an applicant:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Shall submit an application to the Board on the form that the Board requires; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>May not be required to pay an application fee.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>At least 30 days before the examination, an applicant for a general license to practice dental hygiene shall submit the application to the Board.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>In addition to the other requirements of this section, an applicant for a license to practice dental hygiene shall submit to the Board:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Satisfactory evidence of graduation from a dental hygiene program accredited by the American Dental Association Commission on Dental Accreditation; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Any other credentials that the Board requires.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>To apply for a retired volunteer dental hygienist’s license, a volunteer dental hygienist’s license, or a temporary volunteer dental hygienist’s license to practice dental hygiene, an applicant:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Shall submit an application to the Board on the form that the Board requires; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>May not be required to pay an application fee.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>To apply for a temporary dental clinic permit, an applicant:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Shall submit an application on the form that the Board requires; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>May not be required to pay an application fee.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
