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nationally or regionally administered examinations given at | | least annually for applicants to practice dentistry in the | | State. The board may make rules, not contrary to law, necessary | | for the performance of its duties. On or before August 1st, the | | board shall annually make a report of its proceedings to the | | Commissioner of Professional and Financial Regulation. The | | secretary-treasurer of the board shall keep records of all | | proceedings of the board and be the custodian of these records. | | Records that constitute and are recognized as the official | | records of the board must be open for public inspection at | | reasonable times. |
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| | | Sec. 7. 32 MRSA §1092, as amended by PL 1993, c. 600, Pt. A, §73, | | is further amended to read: |
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| | | Whoever practices dentistry without obtaining a license, or | | whoever practices dentistry under a false or assumed name, or | | under the license of another person of the same name, or under | | the name of a corporation, company, association, parlor or | | trade name, or whoever, being manager, proprietor, operator or | | conductor of a place for performing dental operations, employs | | a person who is not a lawful practitioner of dentistry of this | | State to do dental operations as defined in section 1081, or | | permits persons to practice dentistry under a false name, or | | assumes a title or appends or prefixes to that person's name | | the letters that falsely represent the person as having a | | degree from a dental college, or who impersonates another at | | an examination held by the board, or who knowingly makes a | | false application or false representation in connection with | the examination, or whoever practices as a dental hygienist | without having a license, or whoever employs a person as a | dental hygienist who is not licensed to practice | | Class E crime. |
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| | | Sec. 8. 32 MRSA c. 16, sub-c. 4, as amended, is repealed. |
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| | | Sec. 9. 32 MRSA §1100-A, as amended by PL 1993, c. 600, Pt. A, | | §87, is further amended to read: |
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| | | Duties of dental auxiliaries other than dental hygienists | | must be defined and governed by the rules of the Board of | | Dental Examiners. Dental auxiliaries include, but are not | limited to, dental hygienists, | | laboratory technicians and denturists. |
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| | | Sec. 10. 32 MRSA §1100-J, sub-§3, ķA, as enacted by PL 1983, c. 331, | | §2, is amended to read: |
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