# Health Occupations (GHO)

## Title 4. Dentistry

### Subtitle 3. Licensing

#### Section 4-309

(a)

  (1) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a license expires on the date set by the Board, unless the license is renewed for an additional term as provided in this section. A license may not be renewed for a term longer than 2 years.

  (2) Except as provided in Sec. 4-303.1 of this subtitle, a limited license to practice dentistry expires on the first anniversary of its effective date.

  (3) A teacher's license to practice dentistry or a teacher's license to practice dental hygiene expires on the earlier of:

    (i) The date set by the Board, unless the license is renewed for an additional term as provided in this section; or

    (ii) The date when the licensee ceases to be a full-time or part-time faculty member at the institution named on the license.

(b) If a teacher's license to practice dentistry expires because the licensee no longer is a full-time or part-time faculty member at the institution named on the license, the licensee shall surrender the license to the Board secretary within 30 days.

(c) At least 1 month before a license expires, the Board shall send to the licensee, by electronic means or first-class mail to the last known electronic or physical address of the licensee, a renewal notice that states:

  (1) The date on which the current license expires;

  (2) The date by which the renewal application must be received by the Board for the renewal to be issued and mailed before the license expires; and

  (3) The amount of the renewal fee.

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Md. Code Ann., Health Occ. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)