# COMAR Title 10 — Maryland Department of Health

## Subtitle 44 — Board of Dental Examiners

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

**Authority:** Health Occupations Article, §4-312, Annotated Code of Maryland

**Administrative History:** Effective date: February 19, 1990 (17:3 Md. R. 301)

**Administrative History:** Regulation .02A amended effective July 27, 1998 (25:15 Md. R. 1191)

**Administrative History:** Regulation .03D amended effective July 27, 1998 (25:15 Md. R. 1191)

#### Regulation .01 Scope.

*COMAR 10.44.17.01*

These regulations establish qualifications and requirements for applicants for a temporary license to practice dental hygiene in Maryland.

#### 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.

#### Regulation .03 Application Procedures.

*COMAR 10.44.17.03*

An applicant shall submit to the Board:

A. An application on the form that the Board requires for a temporary license;

B. Proof of current licensure in another state or province of Canada;

C. A statement from previous employers verifying the required practice experience;

D. An application fee as specified in COMAR 10.44.20.

#### Regulation .04 Jurisprudence Examination.

*COMAR 10.44.17.04*

Before a temporary license to practice dental hygiene is issued, the applicant shall pass a written examination administered by the Board, on the Maryland Dentistry Act, Health Occupations Article, Title 4, Annotated Code of Maryland, and regulations adopted under that Act.

#### Regulation .05 Term.

*COMAR 10.44.17.05*

A. A temporary license expires on the date 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.

B. Notification that the temporary licensee has failed the first examination for a general license to practice dental hygiene given over 30 days after the effective date of the temporary license shall serve as notice of the expiration of that temporary license.

C. A temporary license to practice dental hygiene is not renewable.