An Act To Change the Composition of the Board of Dental Examiners
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 0117
Committee: Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development
Sponsors: SHAW, DUTREMBLE, BOLAND, CHIPMAN, COTTA, GILBERT, HASKELL
Amends: 32 MRSA §1071, 32 MRSA §1078, 32 MRSA §1079

Legislative Document 
No. 117 
H.P. 99 
House of Representatives, January 29, 2013 
An Act To Change the Composition of the Board of Dental 
Examiners 
Reference to the Committee on Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development 
suggested and ordered printed. 
MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative SHAW of Standish. 
Cosponsored by Senator DUTREMBLE of York and 
Representatives: BOLAND of Sanford, CHIPMAN of Portland, COTTA of China, GILBERT 
of Jay, Senator: HASKELL of Cumberland. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  32 MRSA §1071, first ¶, as amended by PL 2003, c. 669, §1, is further 
amended to read: 
The Board of Dental Examiners, established by Title 5, section 12004-A, subsection 
10, and in this chapter called the "board," consists of 9 members, appointed by the 
Governor as follows:  five 2 members of the dental profession, 2 dental hygienists, one 
denturist 2 denturists and one representative 3 representatives of the public. 
Sec. 2.  32 MRSA §1071, sub-§3-A, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 260, Pt. B, §2, is 
amended to read: 
3-A.  Denturists.  The denturist denturists must be qualified pursuant to subchapter 
VI 6, must be a legal resident residents of the State and for appointments made after 
January 1, 2006, the denturist denturists must have practiced in the State for at least 6 
years immediately preceding appointment.  The denturist member members of the board 
is a are full-voting member members of the board.  The term of the for a member who is a 
denturist is 5 years.  A denturist is not eligible to serve as a member of the board while 
employed by a dentist who is a member of the board. 
Sec. 3.  32 MRSA §1071, sub-§4, as amended by PL 1993, c. 600, Pt. A, §56, is 
further amended to read: 
4.  Public members. The public member is members are appointed to a 5-year term 
terms. 
Sec. 4.  32 MRSA §1078, sub-§1, ¶¶A and C, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 669, 
§3, are amended to read: 
A.  The A denturist who is a member of the board; 
C.  Two The 2 dentists who are members of the board, appointed by the president of 
the board. 
Sec. 5.  32 MRSA §1079, sub-§1, ¶C, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 669, §3, is 
amended to read: 
C.  Two The 2 dentists who are members of the board, appointed by the president of 
the board. 
Sec. 6.  Transition provision.  Members of the Board of Dental Examiners 
created under the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 32, section 1071 serving on the effective 
date of this Act may continue to serve on the board for the remainder of their terms. 
When the term of a member expires, that member's successor is appointed in accordance 
with this Act. 
SUMMARY 
This bill changes the composition of the Board of Dental Examiners, which in current 
law consists of 5 members of the dental profession, 2 dental hygienists, one denturist and 
one representative of the public.  This bill changes the membership to 2 members of the 
dental profession, 2 dental hygienists, 2 denturists and 3 representatives of the public.