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continuing education consisting of board-approved courses | | completed within the 2 years preceding the application for | | renewal.__The board shall proportionally reduce the continuing | | education hours required for denturists who have been licensed | | for less than a 2-year period upon the date of renewal. |
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| | | §15341. Persons and practices not affected |
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| | | Nothing in this subchapter may be construed to prohibit a | | duly qualified dental surgeon, dental laboratory technician or | | dental hygienist from performing work or services performed by | | a denturist licensed under this subchapter to the extent those | | persons are authorized to perform the same services under | | existing state law. |
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| | | Nothing in this subchapter may be construed to prevent | | students of a dental college, university or school of dental | | hygiene from practicing dental hygiene under the supervision | | of their instructors. |
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| | | Sec. 7. Board rules. The Board of Denturists, as established in | | the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 32, chapter 137, upon | | convening for the first time shall adopt the rules for | | denturists that the Board of Dental Examiners, as established | | in Title 32, chapter 16, previously adopted for denturists and | | that were in existence on the effective date of this Act. |
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| | | This bill removes denturists from the authority of the Board | | of Dental Examiners and creates a new Board of Denturists | | under the jurisdiction of the Department of Professional and | | Financial Regulation. |
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