# Health Occupations (GHO)

## Title 4. Dentistry

### Subtitle 3. Licensing

#### Section 4-312

(a) Subject to the provisions of this section, the Board may issue a temporary license to practice dental hygiene to an applicant who:

  (1) Is licensed to practice dental hygiene in any other state or any province of Canada;

  (2) Meets any other qualifications that the Board establishes;

  (3) Submits to the Board an application on the form that the Board requires;

  (4) Has graduated from a dental hygiene program accredited by the American Dental Association Commission on Dental Accreditation; and

  (5) Pays to the Board an application fee set by the Board.

(b) While it is effective, a temporary license to practice dental hygiene authorizes the holder to practice dental hygiene subject to the same restrictions imposed on a holder of a general license to practice dental hygiene.

(c) A temporary license to practice dental hygiene expires when licenses are issued to those who pass the first examination for a general license to practice dental hygiene given over 30 days after the effective date of the temporary license.

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