An Act To Allow the Board of Dental Examiners To Issue Dental School Faculty Licenses
Sec. 1. 32 MRSA §1086-A is enacted to read:
§ 1086-A. Dental faculty licenses
An applicant for a dental school faculty license must hold a current dental, dental hygiene or denturism license within the United States or Canada. Dental school faculty licenses expire after 2 years and are renewable by the board. The board may assess a fee of up to $250 for a dental school faculty license and renewal. A dental school faculty license allows the licensee to practice only within the dental school setting, including any satellite locations approved by the board.
An applicant for a dental hygiene school faculty license must hold a current dental or dental hygiene license within the United States or Canada. Dental hygiene school faculty licenses expire after 2 years and are renewable by the board. The board may assess a fee of up to $250 for a dental hygiene school faculty license and renewal. A dental hygiene school faculty license allows the licensee to practice only within the dental hygiene school setting, including any satellite locations approved by the board.
An applicant for a denturism school faculty license must hold a current dental or denturism license within the United States or Canada. Denturism school faculty licenses expire after 2 years and are renewable by the board. The board may assess a fee of up to $250 for a denturism school faculty license and renewal. A denturism school faculty license allows the licensee to practice only within the denturism school setting, including any satellite locations approved by the board.
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This bill provides the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation, Board of Dental Examiners with the authority to issue, upon presentation of satisfactory credentials and other criteria established by rules adopted by the board, faculty licenses to an applicant who teaches dentistry, dental hygiene and denturism in this State as part of accredited or approved clinical and didactic programs for professional education of dental students, dental residents, dental hygiene students, dental hygiene residents and denturism students. An applicant for a faculty license must hold the required current license within the United States or Canada. Faculty licenses expire after 2 years and are renewable by the board. The board may assess a fee of up to $250 for a faculty license. A faculty license allows the licensee to practice only within the dental school setting and any satellite locations approved by the board.