Ch. 431                                     1993 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(1) Perform a preliminary dental examination;

(2)     Perform a complete prophylaxis, including the removal of any deposit,
accretion, or stain from the surface of a tooth or a restoration;

(3)     Polish a tooth or a restoration;                                                               

(4)     Chart cavities, restorations, missing teeth, periodontal conditions, and
other features observed during preliminary examination, prophylaxis, or polishing;

(5)     Apply a medicinal agent to a tooth for a prophylactic purpose;

(6)     Take a dental X ray; or

(7)     Perform any other intraoral function that the Board authorizes by a rule
or regulation adopted under § 4-206 of this title.

[(l)] (N) (M) "Practice dentistry" means to:

(1)     Be a manager, a proprietor, or a conductor of or an operator in any
place in which a dental service or dental operation is performed intraorally;

(2)     Perform or attempt to perform any intraoral dental service or intraoral
dental operation;

(3)     Diagnose, treat, or attempt to diagnose or treat any disease, injury,
malocclusion, or malposition of a tooth, gum, jaw, or structures associated with a tooth,
gum, or jaw if the service, operation, or procedure is included in the curricula of an
accredited dental school or in an approved dental residency program of an accredited
hospital or teaching institution;

(4)     Perform or offer to perform dental laboratory work;

(5)     Place or adjust a dental appliance in a human mouth; or

(6)  Administer anesthesia for the purposes of dentistry and not as a medical
specialty.

[(m)] (O) (N) "Third party" means any person who collects premiums, assumes
financial risks, pays claims, or provides administrative services relating to any:

(1)     Insurance policy;

(2)  . Insurance contract;

(3)     Health prepayment contract;

(4)     Health care plan; or

(5)    Nonprofit health service plan contract.                                           

4-308.                                                     

(d) [(1)] While it is effective, a general license to practice dental hygiene issued
under this title authorizes the licensee to practice dental hygiene:            

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