The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-08-26


who shall hold office for the remainder of
the uneXpired term or terms of said men,
Der or members Any member OF said
Board, who, without adequate reason shall
be absent from two successive meetings
thereof shall cease to be member thereof,
and the Governor shall have the power to
remove from office, at any time any mem
Der of the Board for continued neglect Of
duty required by this Act, or for incom-
potency, unprofessional or dishonorable
conduct.
3. Said Board shall choose one Of its
members president, and one secretary
thereof, whose duties shall be those usu-
ally appertalning to their respective OH
ces, and shall adopt such rules regula-
tions. or by laws as may he necessary or
expedient to assist II in its organization
under this Article. The Secretary shall
also be the legal custodian of all the prop
erty, money, minutes, records. proceed
ings and the seal of said Board. Said
Board shall hold regular meetings In the
months of June and November OF every
year, and special meetings as 1t may deem
necessary, upon call of the president or
secretary thereof and upon due notice.
Meetings may be held at any time and
place and without notice, by the unanl-
nous consent evidenced either by writing
or by the presence of any member whose
consent Is necessary.
4. The Board shall give an examination
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Maryland to he decided by the Board. to
all persons who may desire to qualify to
practice dentistry in this State. This ex-
animation shall be at such time, place,
under such conditions and of such kind
or character as the Board in its sole dis
erection may determine.
3. (a) ANY person Of good moral char
acter, twenty-one or more years of age,
who has been graduated and admitted to
the degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery,
Doctor of Dental Medicine, or other equiva-
lent degree by any university or college
duly Incorporated and authorized to grant
said degree by the laws of the United
States or any of its territories, districts or
possessions, or by the laws of any State
of the United States. or the laws of any
province of the Dominion Of Canada and
recognized by the Board as requiring ade-
quate pre- professional collegiate training
and ms maintaining an acceptable course of
dental instruction. may make application
In writing to said Board to be examined
by 1t with reference to his or her qualifi-
cations to practice dentistry, and upon his
or her passing an examination satsfac-
tory to said Board, which examination
snail he In writing so far as said Board
shall deem practicable the Board shall
cause the name and residence of such per-
son to be registered in a book kept by It
for that purpose, and shall issue to such
person certificate of registration, as evil
dence of his or her eligibility to practice
Board and sealed with It's official seal,
which certificate shall also state the name
OF the person to whom issued and the
date of such issuance.
(b) The Board may, in its discretion,
register without examination, lin whole or
IN part, and issue certificate to any per-
son who has been graduated and admitted
to the degree Of Doctor of Dental Surgery
or equivalent degree by any university or
college incorporated and authorized to
grant such degree by the laws of the
United States, or any of its territories.
OF any State Of the United States or by
the laws or any province of the Dominion
OF Canada and who has been duly regis
tered ana licensed to practice dentistry by
existing under the laws of the United
States, or any of its territories, districts
or possessions, or under the laws of any
State of the United States, or who may
nave absolyed any part of the requirements
or examination under the authority of a
recognized Board generally accepted as a
reputable agent of the profession.
(c) Students of dentistry at a recog-
nlzed college of dentistry who have COM
pleted the regularly prescribed pre- clinical
instruction in dental schools recognized
by the Board, and who may be certified
by the dean of the college at which they
are in attendance as having satisfactorily
completed certain subjects included in the
examination given by the Board, may on
application be admitted by said Board TO
its regular examination upon such subjects
ana upon passing such examination shall
be deemed to have absolved the REQUIRE
ments OF the Board in such subjects.
(dD Upon application of the Board of
Managers or executive head of any bona
tide general hospital or State hospital
and upon the payment of fee of five dol
lars the Board shall issue a certificate Of
limited registration to any individual of
good moral character who shall furnish the
Board with proof emitting such person
to be examined for registration under sub
paragraph (a) of this section. Such lin
tied registration shall be for one year only
and the date of expiration shall be plainly
stated on the face of the Certificate of reg
istration. Such limited registration shall
entitle the said applicant to practice den.
tistry only for the said institution dcsig-
mated on his certificate of registration and
only on bona fide patients OF said institu-
t1on. Such certificate may be revoked by
the Board at any time for cause.
6. If any license herein provided for is
lost or destroyed, and if the holder thereof
shall desire a new license to be issued in
place of the license lost or destroyed, he
shall make written application to the score
tary of the Board for resistance of the
same under affidavit. setting forth that
such license is lost or destroyed and the
destruction occurred, and upon receipt of
such satisfactory application and affidavit
the secretary shall issue to said applicant
a duplicate license, for which there shall
be paid fee Of five dollars.
T.. A fee of twenty dollars shall be paid
to the secretary of the Board at the time
OF application by each applicant for ex-
animation, or registration, or both, as
often as he or she shall apply for same;
provided that payment of said fee of twenty
dollars by an applicant who may apply
Tor examination upon certain subjects as
provided in Section 5, Article 8, hereof
shall entitle him or her to take the ex-
animation upon the remainder of the pre-
scribed subjects, no part of said fee to be
refunded under any circumstances.
8. The fees collected by the Board shall
be used to defray the cost of executing and
enforcing the provisions of this Article,
including salary to the secretary as fixed
by the Board and a per diem to each
member of the Board of twenty five dol
lars for every day he Is actually employed
in the discharge of his official duties, nec-
eessary expenses Of the secretary and men,
and such other expenses as the Board shall
deem necessary in carrying out the pur-
poses Of this Article. The secretary shall
receive and disburse all moneys of the
Board, and shall account for the same to
the State Comptroller in the month of De-
cember in each and every year; and should
the amount in his hands as of December
first In any year, after deducting all ex-
penses paid or incurred, exceed five hun
dred dollars, the excess shall be paid over
to the State Board of Health.