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<section article="gho" article_name="Health Occupations" number="4-311" title_number="4" title_name="Dentistry" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Licensing">
  <level label="a">
    <text>The Board shall reinstate a general license to practice dentistry, a teacher’s license to practice dentistry, a general license to practice dental hygiene, or a teacher’s license to practice dental hygiene that is expired only if the licensee:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Meets the renewal and reinstatement requirements set by rule and regulation of the Board; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Pays to the Board a reinstatement fee set by the Board.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Beginning October 1, 2027, the Board shall require a criminal history records check in accordance with § 4–302.2 of this subtitle for:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>License renewal applicants as determined by regulations adopted by the Board; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Each former licensee who files for reinstatement after failing to renew a license.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The Board may not renew or reinstate a license if the criminal history record information required under § 4–302.2 of this subtitle has not been received.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
