# COMAR Title 10 — Maryland Department of Health

## Subtitle 44 — Board of Dental Examiners

### Chapter 17 — Temporary License to Practice Dental Hygiene

#### Regulation .02 Eligibility.

*COMAR 10.44.17.02*

An individual is eligible for a temporary license to practice dental hygiene if the individual:

A. Is a graduate of a school for dental hygienists that requires at least 2 years of education in an institution of higher learning that is accredited by the American Dental Association Commission on Dental Accreditation and is approved by the Board;

B. Is currently licensed to practice dental hygiene in any other state or any province of Canada; and

C. Has practiced dental hygiene at least 800 hours per year for 2 years and has practiced dental hygiene during the past 2 years.