An Act To Authorize Licensure by Endorsement for Canadian Dentists and Dental Hygienists
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1736
Committee: Business, Research and Economic Development
Sponsors: PELLON, BROMLEY, AUSTIN, BUNKER, DUDLEY, PARADIS, ROGERS, SMITH, SULLIVAN, BRENNAN
Amends: 32 MRSA §1085

12lst MAINE LEGISLATURE 
Legislative Document 
No. 1736 
H.P.1258 
House of Representatives, December 22,2003 
An Act To Authorize Licensure by Endorsement for Canadian 
Dentists and Dental Hygienists 
Submitted by the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation pursuant to Joint 
Rule 204. 
Received by the Clerk of the House on December 17, 2003. Referred to the Committee on 
Business, Research and Economic Development pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered 
printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. 
Presented by Representative PELLON of Machias. 
Cosponsored by Senator BROMLEY of Cumberland and 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Representatives: AUSTIN of Gray, BUNKER of Kossuth Township, DUDLEY of Portland, 
PARADIS of Frenchville, ROGERS of Brewer, SMITH of Monmouth, SULLIVAN of 
Biddeford, Senator: BRENNAN of Cumberland. 
Printed on recycled paper 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 32 MRSA §1085, as amended by PL 2003, c. 285, §2, is 
further amended to read: 
§108S. 
Endorsement; fees 
The board is authorized, at its discretion, without the 
examination as provided, to issue a license to an applicant who 
furnishes proof, satisfactory to the board, that the applicant 
has been licensed to practice dentistry in another state QJ;:-.2 
Canadian province after full compliance with the requirements of 
its 
dental 
laws. 
If 
an 
applicant 
is 
licensed 
to 
practice 
dentistry 
in 
another 
state 
or 
a 
Canadian 
province, 
that 
applicant's professional 
education 
may 
not 
be 
less 
than 
is 
required in this State and the applicant must have been at least 
years in actual practice in the state or Canadian province in 
which 
the 
license 
was 
granted. 
Applicants 
for 
licensure 
by 
endorsement who meet the requirements of this section must be 
interviewed in person by the board or members of the board, prior 
to being issued a license. 
Every license of this type issued by 
the board must state upon its face the grounds upon which it is 
issued and the applicant may be required to furnish proof upon 
affidavit. The fee for the license is determined by the board, 
but may not be more than $400. 
Sec. 2. 32 MRS A §1099. as amended by PL 1995, c. 590, §2, is 
further amended to read: 
§l099. 
Endorsement 
The board may at its discretion, without examination, issue 
a 
license 
to 
an 
applicant 
to 
practice 
dental 
hygiene 
who 
furnishes 
proof 
satisfactory 
to 
the 
board 
that 
the 
dental 
hygienist has been duly licensed to practice in another state or 
a Canadian province after full compliance with the requirements 
of its dental laws, except that the professional education may 
not be less than is required in this State. 
The board may 
require letters of reference 
as 
to ability. 
Applicants 
for 
licensure 
by 
endorsement 
who 
meet 
the 
requirements 
of 
this 
section must be interviewed in person by the board or members of 
the board prior to being issued a license. 
Every license so 
given must state upon its face that it was granted on the basis 
of endorsement. 
The fee for that license must be determined by 
the board, but may not be more than $100. 
SUMMARY 
This bill allows dentists and dental hygienists from Canada 
to be endorsed for licensure in Maine.