He appoints two members biennially from. a list of four practicing
dentists furnished, by the Maryland State Dental Association. The
Dental Practice Act of the State provides that this Board regulate the
practice of dentistry by testing the qualifications of candidates for
licenses in dentistry and in dental hygiene.

All applicants for licenses to practice dentistry must be at least
twenty-one years of age and graduates of dental colleges duly incor-
porated to grant degrees in Dental Surgery by the laws of one of the
United States or Canada. All applicants for a license to practice dental
hygiene must be graduates of a school for dental hygienists requiring
at least two years of study and approved by the State Board of Dental
Examiners. Examinations, held twice every year, are both written and
practical. Every dentist and every dental hygienist must register
annually (Code 1957, Art. 32).

Appropriations 1961 1962

Special Funds $8,140 $7,760
Staff: 1.

BOARD OF ELECTRICAL EXAMINERS AND SUPERVISORS

President: George Winters, 1963
Treasurer: James A. Johns, Jr., 1963
Albert Auer, 1968; James S. Eveson, 1963
William H. Miller, Secretary, 1963

301 W. Preston Street, Baltimore I Telephone: 837-9000

The Board of Electrical Examiners and Supervisors, established in
1906, consists of five members appointed by the Governor for two-
year terms. One member is nominated by the electrical contractors'
associations of Maryland, one by the Maryland Fire Underwriters
Rating Bureau, one by the Chief of Municipal Electrical Inspectors
of Baltimore City, ana one by the International Brotherhood of Elec-
trical Workers of Maryland; the last one must be a competent Jour-
neyman electrician who has served at the business for at least ten
years. All members must be practical electricians of Baltimore City.
The Board examines all persons for certificates of proficiency as
master electrician. No one may install electrical lighting or •wiring,
or conductors for electrical light, heat, or power except under the
supervision of a licensed master electrician. The Board also adopts
regulations for placing, installing, and operating electrical wires,
appliances, and apparatus in Baltimore City (Acts 1906, chap. 244;
1949, chap. 671).

Appropriations 1961 1962

Special Funds. $10,179 $10,422
Staff: None.

STATE BOARD OF EXAMINING ENGINEERS

Chairman: Roscoe Eminizer, 1963
John L. Lowe, 1963
George D. Shriner, Secretary

301 W. Preston Street, Baltimore I Telephone: 837-9000

The Board of Examining Engineers, established by Chapter 448,
Acts of 1892, consists of two members appointed by the Governor for