The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-09-29

of licensing dentists, which licenses shall be
issued to individual dentists providing for a
State Board of Dental Examiners, its organ
lzaton and duties providing for the giving
of examinations and licenses by said Board
providing for the issuance of new licenses
in place of those that are lost or destroyed
providing for fees upon taking of eXamina-
tions; providing for the revocation and sus-
pension of licenses prohibiting advertising
by dentists; providing appeals from the
ruling of the Board defining dentistry; Gre
atlng certain exceptions to the Act; provid-
ing for penalties, and providing other mat
tiers incidental to the general purpose of the
Act.
Assembly of Maryland. That Sections l to 10,
inclusive, of Article 80 of the Code of Public
General Laws of Maryland, 1885 Supplement,
Flack's Edition title Dentistry, be, and the
same are hereby. repealed; and that twenty
three new sections. to be known as Sections
l, 2, 8, 4, 5, 6, Z, s, 9, 10. l0a,
II, r. ID, IA, IS, 16, IT, is, 10, 20, q and p,
be, and they are hereby, enacted in lieu and in
place thereof, said new sections to read as
| follows:
l. 1t shall be unlawful for any person to
engage in the practice of dentistry in the
! State of Maryland. unless such person shall
have obtained license from the State Board
of Dental Examiners of the State of Maryland
as hereinafter provided, except that the license
of any dentist existing at the time of the pas
sage of this Act, shall continue in force unless
suspended revoked by the Board in the
manner hereinafter provided.
All licenses issued by the Board shall be
issued to individual persons, and it shall be
| unlawful for any dentist to practice in this
State under any name except his true
name No license shall be issued to any cor
poration, association, partnership, parlor, or
any entity or association of any kind or char
acter. 1t shall be unlawful for any individual
or group of individuals to practice dentistry
in this State as corporation or under cor
porate name; or under partnership
iatip dor nj
| association name; as parlor or under any
paror name, entity or under the name
of any entity of any kind or character.
2. There shall be a State Board of Dental
Examiners, hereinafter called the Board, whose
duty it shall be to carry out the purposes and
enforce the provisions of this Article. Said
Board shall consist of six registered and prac-
ticing dentists of recognized ability and honor,
residents of the State of Maryland, each Of
whom shall have been in active practice in
the State for at least five years Immediately
preceding his appointment. No member of the
faculty or teaching staff OF any university or
college in the State of Maryland which offers
undergraduate courses in dentistry shall be eli
gible for appointment. The members of the
Board as at present constituted shall hold Of
flee for the residue of the respective terms
for which they have been appointed. On the ex-
piration of the term or terms for which any
one or more of the members of the present
Board may have been appointed in pursuance
of this Article, the Governor shall appoint a
successor or successors from a list of dentists
duly qualified as hereinbefore prescribed of
double the number of vacancies to be hlled,
proposed and submitted to him by the Mary
land State Dental Association, and chosen by
a majority vote of the members of said associa-
ton present at a meeting of said association
called for that purpose, of which meeting at
least two weeks notice, stating the time, place
and purpose thereof. shall be mailed by the
Secretary to the members of said association
at their respective addresses appearing in the
records thereof. The term for which the mem
ba-s ofc BOARD shall he aDOOinted afOrs-
said shall be six years, and until their success
sors shall have been appointed and qualIhed.
No member who has served two full consecu-
tive terms shall be eligible to succeed himself.
In case of a vacancy occurring in said Board
by reason of the death of any member or OF
his incapacity, neglect or refusal to act, or IN
any other way, the Governor shall, from
list of duly qualified dentists of double the
number of vacancies to be filled, chosen sub
mitted and proposed to him as hereinbetore
provided, appoint successor or successors OF
said member or members, who shall hold office
for the remainderof the uneXpired termor terms
of said member members. Anymember of said
Board, who. without adequate reason shall be
absent from two successive meetings thereof
shall cease to be a member thereof, and the
Governor shall have the power to remove from
office at any time any member of the Board
for continued neglect of duty required by this
Act or for incompetency, unprotesslonal or
dishonorable conduct.
g. Said Board shall choose of its mem
bers president. and secretary thereof,
whose duties shall be those usually appertain-
ing to their respective offices, and shall adopt
such rules, regulations, or bylaws may be
necessary or expedient to assist it in its organ
ization under this Article. The Secretary shall
also be the legal custodian of all the property
money, minutes, records, proceedings and the
seal of said Board. Said Board shall hold reg
ular meetings in the months of June and No.
vember of every year, and special meetings as
it may deem necessary, upon call Of the pres
ident or secretary thereof and upon due no
tce Meetings may be held at any time and
place and without notice, by the unanimous
consent evidenced either by writing or by
the presence of any member whose consent Is
necessary.
4. The Board shall give an examination
twice each year at a suitable place in Mary
land to be decided by the Board, to all per-
sons who may desire to qualify to practice
dentistry in this State. This examination shall
be at such time, place, under such conditions
and of such kind or character as the Board in
its sole discretion may determine.
5. GAY Any person of good moral charac-
ter 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. other equivalent degree by any
university 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 requiring adequate
pre-professional collegiate training and as
maintaining an acceptable course of dental
| instruction, may make application in writing
| to said Board to be examined by it with ref
erence to his or her qualifications to practice
| dentistry, and upon his or her passing an eX-
| animation satisfactory to said Board, which ex-
| animation shall be in writing so far as SAID
Board shall deem practicable, the Board shall
cause the name and residence of such person
| to be registered in book kept by it for that
| purpose, and shall issue to such person GER
tifcate of registration, evidence of his or
her eligibility to practice dentistry, signed by
| the officers of the Board and sealed with its
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, regis
| ter without examination, in whole or in part,
| and issue certificate to any person who has
| been graduated and admitted to the degree OF
| Doctor of Dental Surgery or equivalent de-
| gree by any university college incorporated
| and authorized to grant such degree by the
| laws of the United States or any of its terri
| tories districts or possessions. or by the laws
| of any State of the United States or by the
| laws of any province of the Dominion of
| Canada and who has been duly registered and
| licensed to practice dentistry by Board OF
Dental Examiners created and existing under
| the laws of the United States, or any OF its
| territories districts possessions, or under
| the laws of any State of the United States or
! who may have absolved any part of the re-
quirements of examination under the author
/ ity of a recognized Board generally accepted
| as a reputable agent of the profession
| (c) Students of dentistry at a recognized
college of dentistry who have completed the
regularly prescribed pre-clinical instruction in
| dental schools recognized by the Board and
| who may be certified by the dean of the col
| leRe at which they are in attendance as hav-