An Act To Allow Denturists To Practice to the Level of Their Educational Training
Maine Legislature, Session 124, LD 0710
Committee Amendment CA_A_H272 (House)
Amends: 32 MRSA §1100-D, 32 MRSA §1100-E

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "fj" to H.P. 493, L.D. 710, Bill, "An Act To Allow 
Denturists To Practice to the Level of Their Educational Training" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'An Act To Allow Qualified, Licensed Denturists To Practice to the Level of Their 
Educational Training' 
Amend the bill in section 3 in paragraph B in the next to the last line (page 1, line 16 
in L.D.) by inserting after the following: "dentures" the following: " without performing 
alteration to natural or reconstructed tooth structure. Upon the receipt of a written 
statement of oral condition or oral health certificate as determined by the board by a 
licensed dentist, a denturist may complete clinical procedures related to the fabrication of 
a removable tooth-borne partial denture, including cast frameworks' 
Amend the bill by inserting at the end before the summary the following: 
'Sec.4. 32 MRSA §1100-D, sub-§2-A, fi[B, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 590, §6, is 
amended to read: 
B. 
A person is eligible to take the examination if that person: 
(1) Is a high school graduate or has obtained high school equivalency; and 
(2) Has a diploma from a board-approved denturism postsecondary institution 
or, until September 30, 2009, has completed an equivalent denturist educational 
program approved by the board. 
Sec. 5. 32 MRSA §1100-E, sUlllb-§2, as amended by PL 1995, c. 590, §7, is 
further amended to read: 
2. License issued. The board shall issue a license for the practice in this State to each 
person who has passed an examination under section 1100-D. This license authorizes the 
licensee to practice as a denturist in the State until the expiration date that appears on the 
license. Beginning October 1, 2009, the board shall require, in addition to passage of the 
examination, all applicants for licensure to have a diploma and be graduates of a board-
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approved denturism postsecondary institution. Denturists licensed in this State prior to 
October 1, 2009 that do not have a diploma from a board-approved denturism 
postsecondary institution shall successfully complete an upgraded curriculum approved 
by the board before a license may be issued or renewed. 
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Sec. 6. 
Board of Dental Examiners to adopt rules; deadline for 
completion of upgraded cmrricudum. The Board of Dental Examiners shall adopt 
rules, which are routine technical rules pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, 
chapter 375, subchapter 2-A, no later than January 1, 2010 regarding the upgraded 
curriculum described in Title 32, section 1100-E, subsection 2. Denturists licensed in this 
State prior to October 1, 2009 that do not have a diploma from a board-approved 
denturism postsecondary institution shall successfully complete the upgraded curriculum 
no later than 2 years after the Board of Dental Examiners adopts rules pursuant to this 
section.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment clarifies the definition of "practice of denturism" to include the 
fitting of a denture to an edentulous or partially edentulous arch or arches, including the 
making, producing, reproducing, constructing, finishing, supplying, altering and repairing 
of dentures, without perfonning alteration to natural or reconstructed tooth structure. It 
allows a denturist, upon the receipt of a written statement of oral condition by a licensed 
dentist, to complete clinical procedures related to the fabrication of a removable tooth-
borne partial denture, including cast frameworks. It also amends the requirements for 
licensure as a denturist to require that, beginning October 1, 2009, in addition to the 
examination, all applicants must be graduates of a board-approved denturism 
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postsecondary institution. Denturists licensed in this State prior to October 1, 2009 that 
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do not have a diploma from a board-approved denturism postsecondary institution are' 
required to successfully complete an upgraded curriculum approved by the board within 2 
years before a license may be issued or renewed. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
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LR 1858(02) 
An Act 1'0 Allow Denturists 1'0 Practice to the Level of Their Educational Training 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "if" 
Committee: Business, Research and Economic Development 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Additional costs to the Board of Dental Examiners, affiliated with the Department of Professional and Financial 
Regulation, associated with rulemaking can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
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