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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".03" citation="COMAR 10.44.26.03" title_num="10" subtitle_num="44" chapter_num="26" heading="Qualifications — Dentist Who Has Not Passed a Regional Board.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>To qualify for a volunteer dentist's license, a dentist who has not passed a regional board shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Be of good moral character;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Be 18 years old or older;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Hold a Degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery, Doctor of Dental Medicine, or the equivalent from a college or university that is:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Authorized by any state or province of Canada to grant the degree; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Recognized by the Board as:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Requiring adequate preprofessional collegiate training; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Maintaining an acceptable course of dental instruction;</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>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;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Pass the NERB dental written examinations;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Pass the Maryland Jurisprudence Examination on the Maryland State Dental Law;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>Hold an active license to practice dentistry in another state or in the District of Columbia;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>Meet the qualifications otherwise required for a general license to practice dentistry by Health Occupations Article, Title 4, Annotated Code of Maryland;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(9)">
      <text>Complete the continuing education requirements for an active general license to practice dentistry; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(10)">
      <text>Provide dental services as set forth in Regulation .11 of this chapter.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>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.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>