301 W. Preston Street, Baltimore 1 Telephone: 837-9000

The State Board of Cosmetologists, created by Chapter 282, Acts of
1935 as the Board of Hairdressers and Beauty Culturists, received its
present name by Chapter 278, Acts of 1961. The Board consists of
three members appointed by the Governor for three-year terms. All
members of the Board must have had at least five years' practical
experience in hairdressing or beauty culture. They may not be affili-
ated with any firm manufacturing or selling any merchandise or com-
modity used in beauty shops, nor be directly or indirectly connected
with any school of beauty culture. No two members shall serve at the
same time who are graduates of the same school of beauty culture.

The Board examines, licenses, and registers all persons engaged in
or teaching hairdressing and beauty culture within the State. It super-
vises all beauty shops and schools of beauty culture in the State in all
matters pertaining to health and sanitation. The Board may issue
regulations, conduct hearings, administer oaths, and compel the attend-
ance of witnesses. It holds examinations, both practical and written,
once in every three months. The examinations are usually held in Bal-
timore (Code 1957, Art. 43, secs. 539-55).

Appropriations 1963 1964

Special Funds $64,446 $65,412
Staff: 18.

MARYLAND STATE BOARD OF DENTAL EXAMINERS

President: Eugene S. Pessagno, D.D.S., 1967

Samuel H. Hoover, D.D S., 1965; Albert W. Morris, D.D.S.,
1967; John H. Michael, D.D.S., 1969; Howard B. Wood,
D.D.S., 1969.
Frank J. Bryce, D.D.S., Secretary, 1965

303 Granville Drive, Silver Spring Telephone: Juniper 9-5877

The General Assembly established this Board by Chapter 150, Acts
of 1884. The Governor appoints its six members for six-year terms.
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 1963 1964

Special Funds -- - -- . $9,383 $9,410
Staff: 1.