Sec. 1. 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 members, appointed by the Governor as follows: five 4 members of the dental profession, one 2 dental hygienist hygienists, one denturist and one representative of the public.

Sec. 2. 32 MRSA §1071, sub-§3, as amended by PL 1993, c. 600, Pt. A, §56, is further amended to read:

3. Dental hygienists. The dental hygienist hygienists must be qualified pursuant to subchapter IV 4, must be a legal resident residents of the State and must have practiced in the State for at least 6 years immediately preceding appointment. The dental hygienist member members of the board is a are full-voting member members of the board. The term of the for a member who is a dental hygienist is 5 years. The Governor may accept nominations from the Maine Dental Hygienists Hygienists' Association and from other organizations and individuals before the appointment of a hygienist to the board. A dental hygienist is not eligible to serve as a member of the board while employed by a dentist who is a member of the board.

Sec. 3. 32 MRSA §§1078 and 1079 are enacted to read:

§1078.__Subcommittee on Denturist Discipline

The Subcommittee on Denturist Discipline, referred to in this section as "the subcommittee," is established as follows.

1.__Membership.__The subcommittee consists of 5 members as follows:

A. The denturist who is a member of the board;

B.__Two denturists, appointed by the Governor, who are qualified pursuant to subchapter 6, are legal residents of the State and, for appointments made after January 1, 2006, have practiced in the State for at least 6 years immediately preceding appointment; and

C.__Two dentists who are members of the board, appointed by the president of the board.

The subcommittee shall annually elect a chair and a secretary.