PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor                             S.B. 649

(4) HAS GRADUATED FROM A DENTAL HYGIENE PROGRAM
ACCREDITED BY THE AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION COMMISSION ON DENTAL
ACCREDITATION; and

[(4)] (5) Pays to the Board an application fee set by the Board.

4-320.

(a)     An action may be maintained in the name of this State or the Board to enjoin:

(1)     Unauthorized practice of dentistry OR DENTAL HYGIENE;

(2)     Conduct that is a ground for disciplinary action under § 4-315(a) of this
subtitle;

(3)     Conduct that violates any prohibition in Subtitle 4 of this title, which
relates to dental laboratory work; or

(4)     Conduct that violates the practice limitations of § 4-603 of this title.

(b)     An action under this section may be brought by:

(1)     The Board, in its own name;

(2)     The Attorney General, in the name of this State; or

(3)     A State's Attorney, in the name of this State.

(c)     An action under this section shall be brought in the county where the
defendant:

(1) Resides; or

(2) Engages in the acts sought to be enjoined.

(d)     Proof of actual damage or that any person will sustain any damage if an
injunction is not granted is not required for an action under this section.

(e)     An action under this section is in addition to and not instead of criminal
prosecution for unauthorized practice of dentistry under § 4-601 of this title or
disciplinary action under § 4-315 of this subtitle.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 1997.

May 22, 1997

The Honorable Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr.
President of the Senate
State House
Annapolis MD 21401

Dear Mr. President:

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