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<section article="gho" article_name="Health Occupations" number="4-306.1" title_number="4" title_name="Dentistry" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Licensing">
  <level label="a">
    <text>A dentist who is a faculty member at the University of Maryland School of Dentistry and was trained at a foreign dental school shall be qualified by the Board to take an examination offered by ADEX, as defined in § 4–306 of this subtitle, if the applicant:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <level label="i">
        <level label="1">
          <text>Completes training in a dental specialty recognized by the Board; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>Is board certified in a dental specialty recognized by the Board; or</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Is a general dentist who:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>Has successfully completed:</text>
        </level>
        <level label="A">
          <text>A general dental practice residency; or</text>
        </level>
        <level label="B">
          <text>Advanced education in a general dentistry program; or</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>Is board certified by the American Board of General Dentistry;</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>At the time the application is made, is a full–time faculty member at the University of Maryland School of Dentistry who has completed at least 7 consecutive years as a full–time faculty member; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Submits to the Board a written letter of support from the University of Maryland School of Dentistry stating that the school supports the applicant to take the ADEX examination.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>If the dentist receives a passing score on the ADEX examination, the dentist may apply for a general license to practice dentistry.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>A dentist who applied for a general license to practice dentistry under subsection (b) of this section and was issued a general license shall surrender the license if the dentist violates any provision of this title or any regulation adopted by the Board.</text>
  </level>
</section>
