Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §12004-A, sub-§10-A is enacted to read:

10-A.__Board of Legislative 32 MRSA__15301

Licensure of Dental Per Diem

Hygienists Secretary-

Treasurer,

as determined

by board

Sec. 2. 13 MRSA §732, sub-§5 is enacted to read:

5. Dentists and dental hygienists.__For the purposes of this chapter, a dental hygienist licensed under Title 32, chapter 135 may organize with a dentist who is licensed under Title 32, chapter 16 and may become a shareholder of a dental practice incorporated under the corporation laws.__At no time may a dental hygienist or dental hygienists in sum have an equal or greater ownership interest in a dental practice than the dentist or dentists have in that practice.

Sec. 3. 32 MRSA c. 16 is amended by repealing the chapter headnote and enacting the following in its place:

CHAPTER 16

DENTISTS

Sec. 4. 32 MRSA §1071, first ¶, as amended by PL 2001, c. 260, Pt. B, §1, is further amended to read:

The Board of Dental Examiners, established by Title 5, section 12004-A, subsection 10, and in this chapter called the "board," consists of 8 7 members, appointed by the Governor as follows: five members of the dental profession, one dental hygienist, one denturist and one representative of the public.

Sec. 5. 32 MRSA §1071, sub-§3, as amended by PL 1993, c. 600, Pt. A, §56, is repealed.

Sec. 6. 32 MRSA §1072, first ¶, as repealed and replaced by PL 1993, c. 600, Pt. A, §57, is amended to read:

At its annual meeting, the board shall elect from among its members a president, a vice-president and a secretary- treasurer. Five Four members constitute a quorum. The board shall have a common seal. At a time and place to be fixed by the board, the board shall hold at least one regular meeting each year and special meetings as necessary. The board may recognize