Sec. 5. 32 MRSA §1084-B is enacted to read:

§1084-B.__Mental or physical examination

For the purposes of this section, by application for and acceptance of a license to practice, a licensed dentist is considered to have given consent to a mental or physical examination when directed by the board.__The board may direct a dentist to submit to an examination whenever the board determines the dentist may be suffering from a mental illness that may be interfering with the competent practice of dentistry or from the use of intoxicants or drugs to an extent that they are preventing the dentist from practicing dentistry competently and with safety to patients.__A dentist examined pursuant to an order of the board may not prevent the testimony of the examining individual or prevent the acceptance into evidence of the report of an examining individual.__Failure to comply with an order of the board to submit to a mental or physical examination results in the immediate suspension of the license of the dentist by order of the District Court until the dentist submits to the examination.

Sec. 6. 32 MRSA §1085, as amended by PL 2003, c. 557, §1, is further amended to read:

§1085. Endorsement; fees

The board is authorized, at its discretion, without the examination as provided, to issue a license to an applicant who furnishes proof, satisfactory to the board, that the applicant has been licensed to practice dentistry in another state or a Canadian province after full compliance with the requirements of its dental laws. If an applicant is licensed to practice dentistry in another state or a Canadian province, that applicant's professional education may not be less than is required in this State and the applicant must have been at least 3 years in actual practice in the state or Canadian province in which the license was granted. Applicants for licensure by endorsement who meet the requirements of this section must be interviewed in person by the board or members of the board, prior to being issued a license. Every license of this type issued by the board must state upon its face the grounds upon which it is issued and the applicant may be required to furnish proof upon affidavit. The fee for the license is determined by the board, but may not be more than $400 $550.