# COMAR Title 10 — Maryland Department of Health

## Subtitle 44 — Board of Dental Examiners

### Chapter 26 — Volunteer Licenses

#### Regulation .03 Qualifications — Dentist Who Has Not Passed a Regional Board.

*COMAR 10.44.26.03*

A. To qualify for a volunteer dentist's license, a dentist who has not passed a regional board shall:

  (1) Be of good moral character;

  (2) Be 18 years old or older;

  (3) Hold a Degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery, Doctor of Dental Medicine, or the equivalent from a college or university that is:

    (a) Authorized by any state or province of Canada to grant the degree; and

    (b) Recognized by the Board as:

      (i) Requiring adequate preprofessional collegiate training; and

      (ii) Maintaining an acceptable course of dental instruction;

  (4) Submit a notarized affidavit or other evidence satisfactory to the Board indicating that during the 5 years preceding application the applicant has actively engaged in practicing dentistry for at least 850 hours;

  (5) Pass the NERB dental written examinations;

  (6) Pass the Maryland Jurisprudence Examination on the Maryland State Dental Law;

  (7) Hold an active license to practice dentistry in another state or in the District of Columbia;

  (8) Meet the qualifications otherwise required for a general license to practice dentistry by Health Occupations Article, Title 4, Annotated Code of Maryland;

  (9) Complete the continuing education requirements for an active general license to practice dentistry; and

  (10) Provide dental services as set forth in Regulation .11 of this chapter.

B. If occurring during the 5 years preceding an application, the practice of dentistry in the armed forces, state and federal programs, and intern and residency programs counts toward the required hours of active practice.