4342

LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 795

4-309.

(a) (1) Except as otherwise provided in this
subsection, a license expires on the SECOND April 1 after
its effective date DATE SET BY THE BOARD, unless the license
is renewed for a [1] 2-year AN ADDITIONAL term as provided
in this section. NO LICENSE SHALL BE RENEWED FOR A TERM
LONGER THAN 2 YEARS.

(2)  A limited license to practice dentistry
expires on the first anniversary of its effective date.

(3)  A teacher's license to practice dentistry or
a teacher's license to practice dental hygiene expires on
the earlier of:

(i) The April 1 after its effective date
DATE SET BY THE BOARD, unless the license is renewed for a
1-year AN ADDITIONAL term as provided in this section; or

(ii) The date when the licensee ceases to
be a full-time faculty member at the institution named on
the license.

(c) (1) Before a general license to practice
dentistry expires, the licensee periodically may renew it
for an additional 1-year term, if the licensee:

(i) Within 3 years before the expiration
date of the license, has practiced dentistry actively:

1. In this State; or

2. As a member of a federal dental
service;

(ii) Otherwise is entitled to be licensed;

(iii) Pays to the Board a renewal fee
EQUIVALENT TO AN ANNUAL FEE of not more than $5 that is set
by the Board; and

(iv) Submits to the Board a renewal
application on the form that the Board provides.

(2) Before a teacher's license to practice
dentistry expires, the licensee periodically may renew it
for an additional 1-year term, if the licensee:

(i) Otherwise is entitled to be licensed;

(ii) Pays to the Board a renewal fee equal
to the fee set by the Board for renewal of a license to
practice dentistry; and