WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                        H.B. 485

(a)     In this title the following words have the meanings indicated.

(b)     "Board" means the State Board of Dental Examiners.

(c)     "Dental appliance" means any:

(1)     Oral prosthesis;

(2)     Orthodontic appliance;

(3)     Regulatory appliance;

(4)     Supportive appliance; or

(5)     Other intraoral appliance or restoration.

(d)     "Dental hygienist" means an individual, other than a dentist, who practices
dental hygiene.

(e)     "Dental laboratory" means any commercial laboratory or workroom in which
a person engages in dental laboratory work.

(f)      "Dental laboratory work" means making, repairing, or altering a dental
appliance extraorally.

(g)     "Dentist" means an individual who practices dentistry.

(H) "GENERAL EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN § 4-308(D)(2) OF THIS TITLE,
"SUPERVISION" MEANS SUPERVISION OF A DENTAL HYGIENIST BY A DENTIST,
WHERE THE DENTIST MAY OR MAY NOT BE PRESENT WHEN THE DENTAL HYGIENIST
PERFORMS THE DENTAL HYGIENE PROCEDURES BUT IS AVAILABLE ON THE
PREMISES OR THROUGH A FACILITY FOR THE REFERRAL OF THE PATIENT WHEN
THE TREATMENT NEEDED BY THE PATIENT IS BEYOND THE DENTAL HYGIENIST'S
SCOPE OF PRACTICE.

[(h)](I) (1) "License" means, unless the context requires otherwise, a license
issued by the Board to:

(i)     Practice dentistry; or

(ii)    Practice dental hygiene.

(2) "License" includes, unless the context requires otherwise:

(i)     A general license to practice dentistry;

(ii)    A limited license to practice dentistry;

(iii)   A teacher's license to practice dentistry;

(iv)    A general license to practice dental hygiene; and

(v)     A teacher's license to practice dental hygiene.

[(i)] (J) (1) "Licensed dental hygienist" means, unless the context requires
otherwise, a dental hygienist who is licensed by the Board to practice dental hygiene.

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