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<section article="gho" article_name="Health Occupations" number="4-310" title_number="4" title_name="Dentistry" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Licensing">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Board shall place the holder of a general license to practice dentistry or a general license to practice dental hygiene on inactive status and issue an inactive status registration certificate to the licensee, if the licensee:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Submits to the Board an application for inactive status on the form required by the Board; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Pays to the Board the inactive status application fee set by the Board.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A licensee on inactive status may not practice dentistry or dental hygiene in this State.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The form provided by the Board for inactive status application or renewal shall require the individual to state:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Name;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Inactive status registration number, if any;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Degree;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>School that awarded the degree;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>Year of graduation;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>Home address;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="7">
      <text>Principal office address;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="8">
      <text>Principal office telephone number; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="9">
      <text>Whether or not the individual is in regular practice outside this State.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The Board shall waive the examination requirements of §§ 4-302 and 4-305 of this subtitle for:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>A dentist on inactive status who applies for a general license to practice dentistry, if the dentist has practiced dentistry regularly in any other state within 3 years of applying for the license; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A dental hygienist on inactive status who applies for a general license to practice dental hygiene, if the dental hygienist has practiced dental hygiene regularly in any other state within 3 years of applying for the license.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The Board may not issue a license if the criminal history record information required under § 4–302.2 of this subtitle has not been received.</text>
  </level>
</section>
