An Act To Allow the Board of Dental Examiners To Issue Dental School Faculty Licenses
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 1519
Committee: Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development
Sponsors: RECTOR, STRANG BURGESS, CRAVEN, FOSSEL, GRAHAM, SIROCKI
Amends: 32 MRSA §1086-A

Legislative Document 
No. 1519 
S.P. 480 
In Senate, April 28, 2011 
An Act To Allow the Board of Dental Examiners To Issue Dental 
School Faculty Licenses 
Submitted by the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation pursuant to Joint 
Rule 204. 
Reference to the Committee on Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development 
suggested and ordered printed. 
JOSEPH G. CARLETON, JR. 
Secretary of the Senate 
Presented by Senator RECTOR of Knox. 
Cosponsored by Representative STRANG BURGESS of Cumberland and 
Senators: CRAVEN of Androscoggin, McCORMICK of Kennebec, Representatives: FOSSEL 
of Alna, GRAHAM of North Yarmouth, SIROCKI of Scarborough. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  32 MRSA §1086-A is enacted to read: 
§1086-A.  Dental faculty licenses 
1.  Dental school faculty license.  The board may issue a dental school faculty 
license to an applicant who teaches dentistry, dental hygiene or denturism in this State as 
part of an American Dental Association Commission on Dental Accreditation or a 
successor organization approved by the board for an accredited clinical and didactic 
program for professional education for dental students and dental residents, upon 
presentation by the applicant of satisfactory credentials, including a recommendation 
from an employing school of dentistry, indicating why the board should consider the 
applicant to be qualified under criteria established by rules adopted by the board. 
An applicant for a dental school faculty license must hold a current dental, dental hygiene 
or denturism license within the United States or Canada.  Dental school faculty licenses 
expire after 2 years and are renewable by the board.  The board may assess a fee of up to 
$250 for a dental school faculty license and renewal.  A dental school faculty license 
allows the licensee to practice only within the dental school setting, including any 
satellite locations approved by the board. 
2.  Dental hygiene school faculty license.  The board may issue a dental hygiene 
school faculty license to an applicant who teaches dental hygiene in this State as part of 
an American Dental Association Commission on Dental Accreditation or a successor 
organization approved by the board for an accredited clinical and didactic program for 
professional education for dental hygiene students and dental hygiene residents, upon 
presentation by the applicant of satisfactory credentials, including a recommendation 
from an employing school of dental hygiene, indicating why the board should consider 
the applicant to be qualified under criteria established by rules adopted by the board. 
An applicant for a dental hygiene school faculty license must hold a current dental or 
dental hygiene license within the United States or Canada.  Dental hygiene school faculty 
licenses expire after 2 years and are renewable by the board.  The board may assess a fee 
of up to $250 for a dental hygiene school faculty license and renewal.  A dental hygiene 
school faculty license allows the licensee to practice only within the dental hygiene 
school setting, including any satellite locations approved by the board. 
3.  Denturism school faculty license.  The board may issue a denturism school 
faculty license to an applicant who teaches denturism in this State as part of a 
board-approved clinical and didactic program for professional education for denturism 
students, upon presentation by the applicant of satisfactory credentials, including a 
recommendation from an employing school of denturism, indicating why the board 
should consider the applicant to be qualified under criteria established by rules adopted 
by the board. 
An applicant for a denturism school faculty license must hold a current dental or 
denturism license within the United States or Canada.  Denturism school faculty licenses 
expire after 2 years and are renewable by the board.  The board may assess a fee of up to 
$250 for a denturism school faculty license and renewal.  A denturism school faculty 
license allows the licensee to practice only within the denturism school setting, including 
any satellite locations approved by the board. 
4.  Rules.  Rules adopted by the board to implement this section are routine technical 
rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A. 
SUMMARY 
This bill provides the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation,  Board of 
Dental Examiners with the authority to issue, upon presentation of satisfactory credentials 
and other criteria established by rules adopted by the board, faculty licenses to an 
applicant who teaches dentistry, dental hygiene and denturism in this State as part of 
accredited or approved clinical and didactic programs for professional education of dental 
students, dental residents, dental hygiene students, dental hygiene residents and denturism 
students.  An applicant for a faculty license must hold the required current license within 
the United States or Canada.  Faculty licenses expire after 2 years and are renewable by 
the board.  The board may assess a fee of up to $250 for a faculty license.  A faculty 
license allows the licensee to practice only within the dental school setting and any 
satellite locations approved by the board.