HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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FOR the purpose of providing that the State Board of Dental
Examiners may deny certain licenses to practice

dentistry or dental hygiene; reprimand licensed

dentists or licensed dental hygienists; place licensed
dentists or licensed dental hygienists on probation; or
suspend or revoke the license of any licensed dentist
or licensed dental hygienist for violating any rule or
regulation adopted by the State Board of Dental
Examiners.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article - Health Occupations

Section 4-314(a)(16) and (17) and (b)(9) and (10)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1981 Volume and 1981 Supplement)

BY adding to

Article - Health Occupations
Section 4-314(a)(18) and (b)(11)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1981 Volume and 1981 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That section(s) of the Annotated Code of Maryland
read(s) as follows:

Article - Health Occupations

4-314.

(a) Subject to the hearing provisions of § 4-317 of
this subtitle, the Board may deny a general license to
practice dentistry, a limited license to practice dentistry,
or a teacher's license to practice dentistry to any
applicant, reprimand any licensed dentist, place any
licensed dentist on probation, or suspend or revoke the
license of any licensed dentist, if the applicant or
licensee:

[or]

(16) Behaves dishonorably or unprofessionally;

(17)   Is mentally or physically incompetent to
practice dentistry; OR

(18)  VIOLATES ANY RULE OR REGULATION ADOPTED BY
THE BOARD.

(b) Subject to the hearing provisions of § 4-317 of
this subtitle, the Board may deny a general license to