# COMAR Title 10 — Maryland Department of Health

## Subtitle 44 — Board of Dental Examiners

### Chapter 26 — Volunteer Licenses

#### Regulation .04 Qualifications — Dental Hygienist Who Has Passed a Regional Board.

*COMAR 10.44.26.04*

To qualify for a volunteer dental hygienist's license, a dental hygienist who has passed a regional board as defined in Health Occupations Article, §4-306(a)(3), Annotated Code of Maryland, shall:

A. Be of good moral character;

B. Be a graduate of a school for dental hygienists that:

  (1) Requires at least 2 years of education in an institution of higher education;

  (2) Is accredited by the American Dental Association Commission on Dental Accreditation; and

  (3) Is approved by the Board;

C. Pass the Maryland Jurisprudence Examination on the Maryland State Dental Law;

D. Hold an active license to practice dental hygiene in another state or in the District of Columbia;

E. Meet the qualifications otherwise required for a general license to practice dental hygiene by Health Occupations Article, Title 4, Annotated Code of Maryland;

F. Complete the continuing education requirements for an active general license to practice dental hygiene; and

G. Provide dental hygiene services as set forth in Regulation .11 of this chapter.