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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".04" citation="COMAR 10.44.11.04" title_num="10" subtitle_num="44" chapter_num="11" heading="Reactivating a Dental or Dental Hygiene Certificate on Inactive Status.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>A licensee whose license to practice dentistry or dental hygiene is on inactive status may apply for reactivation of that license.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>A licensee who applies for reactivation of a dental or dental hygienist license shall submit to the Board:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A completed application form provided by the Board;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Notarized affidavits or other evidence satisfactory to the Board that the applicant has actively practiced within the 36 months immediately preceding the application date;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Satisfactory proof of good standing from all states in which the applicant is currently licensed;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Satisfactory evidence of completion, during the 2 years preceding application, of continuing education courses or programs equivalent in hours and type to those required of licensees by the Board; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Satisfactory evidence of passage, within 3 months of the application date, of the Board's jurisprudence examination.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>In addition to submitting an application as required under §B of this regulation, an applicant for reactivation of a license shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Be of good moral character;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Arrange for the National Practitioner's Data Bank to forward a report of the applicant's disciplinary activity to the Board; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Pay to the Board the difference between the license renewal fee and the inactive status application fee as specified in COMAR 10.44.20.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>If the applicant is unable to demonstrate active practice within the 36 months immediately preceding application for reactivation of a license, the applicant shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Pass the North East Regional Board examination; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Have passed the North East Regional Board examination.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>