State Agencies

ence in audiology for at least five years, hold the
certificate of clinical competence in audiology of
the American Speech and Hearing Association or
the equivalent, and be approved by the Maryland
Speech and Hearing Association. One member
must have had paid work experience in speech pa-
thology for at least five years, hold the certificate
of clinical competence in Speech Pathology of the
American Speech and Hearing Association or the
equivalent, and be approved by the Maryland
Speech and Hearing Association. One member
must be a person licensed to practice medicine in
Maryland and hold a certificate of qualification
from the American Board of Otolaryngology. One
member must be a consumer, who is appointed
with the advice and consent of the Senate.

The Board evaluates the qualifications of audi-
ologists in the State and issues licenses to those
who fulfill the requirements. The licenses are re-
newed annually (Code 1957, Art. 43, secs.
791-808).

STATE BOARD OF CHIROPRACTIC
EXAMINERS

President: Lewis S. Tawney, Sr., D.C., 1983

William Adolph, D.C., 1981; James S. Brown-
field, D.C., 1982.

8003 Flower Avenue
Takoma Park 20012 Telephone: 589-2121

The State Board of Chiropractic Examiners,
created by Chapter 666, Acts of 1920, consists of
four members. Three must be practicing chiro-
practors, residents of the State, graduates of a
resident course in chiropractic, and have prac-
ticed chiropractic in the State for a period of at
least five consecutive years. The Governor, upon
the recommendation of the Secretary of the De-
partment of Health and Mental Hygiene, ap-
points one member each year from a list of five
names submitted to him by the Maryland Chiro-
practic Association. The fourth member is a
consumer appointed by the Governor upon the
recommendation of the Secretary of Health and
Mental Hygiene with the advice and consent of
the Senate. Members serve three-year terms (Code
1957, Art. 43, secs. 499-512, Art. 48A, sec. 489).
The Board examines applicants for licenses, inves-
tigates all complaints, and reports them to the
State's Attorney if necessary.

The Board holds two examinations each year in
March and September. It has power to investigate
and ascertain whether the several schools of chi-

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ropractic meet the requirements of the law. Each
person holding a chiropractic license in Maryland
must renew it annually with the secretary of the
Board (Code 1957, Art. 48A, sec. 489).

MARYLAND STATE BOARD OF
DENTAL EXAMINERS

President: C. Roland Franks, D.D.S., 1983
Vice-President: Francis A. Veltre, D.D.S., 1983

William H. Thomas, Jr., D.D.S., 1981; Stanley E.
Block, D.D.S., 1981; Dana Godbout, 1982;
George August, D.D.S., 1983; Marshal R. Fra-
zer, D.D.S., 1985; Kenneth W. Prentice, D.D.S.,
1985; Linda Beck Roth, 1985; George F.
Woodland, D.D.S., 1985; Anselm Sodaro,
1986.

Secretary-Treasurer: Sidney 0. Burnett, D.D.S.,
1981

201 W. Preston Street
Baltimore 21201 Telephone: 383-7534

The General Assembly established this Board
by Chapter 150, Acts of 1884. The Governor ap-
points its ten members for six-year terms with the
advice of the Secretary of Health and Mental Hy-
giene. He appoints two members biennially from
a list of four practicing dentists furnished by the
Maryland State Dental Association and the
Maryland Dental Society. Until 1970 the Board
consisted of six members. Chapter 503, Acts of
1970, enlarged the membership of the Board by
providing for the appointment of additional mem-
bers in 1971, 1973, and 1975 until the full mem-
bership was reached. Chapter 702, Acts of 1980,
provided for two consumer members, who must
not have had training or financial interests in den-
tistry. The Dental Practice Act of the State pro-
vides that this Board regulate the practice of den-
tistry by testing the qualifications of candidates
for licenses in dentistry and in dental hygiene.

All applicants for licenses to practice dentistry
must be 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 hygien-
ists requiring at least two years of study and ap-
proved 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, secs. 2-34).