Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 44 - BOARD OF DENTAL EXAMINERS › Chapter 10.44.02 - Licensure of Graduates of Foreign Dental Schools › Section 10.44.02.05 - Requirements - General License for a Limited Licensee Granted a Waiver

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. A limited
				  licensee granted a waiver under Health Occupations Article, §
										4-303.1, Annotated
				  Code of Maryland, may be granted a general license if the limited licensee
				  fulfills the requirements of Health Occupations Article, §
										4-303.1, Annotated
				  Code of Maryland, and submits the following credentials to the Board:
(1) A completed application on a form
				  provided by the Board;
(2) A
				  photograph of the applicant 3 inches by 3 inches accompanied by a notarized
				  statement stating that "the photograph is a true photograph of me";
(3) A copy of the degree or diploma issued to
				  the applicant by the foreign dental school conferring it, properly
				  authenticated by an official of that foreign dental school authorized to make
				  the authentication;
(4) A copy of
				  the subjects taken and the credits earned by the applicant at the foreign
				  dental school, properly authenticated by an official authorized to make the
				  authentication;
(5) If issued in a
				  language other than English, a translation into English of a degree, diploma,
				  or subjects taken which are required to be submitted to the Board, certified by
				  an individual acceptable to the Board;
(6) A certified letter with a raised embossed
				  seal from the dental licensing authority of each state in which the applicant
				  holds an active dental license or ever held an active dental license,
				  indicating that the license is or was in good standing and whether the
				  applicant:
(a) Is being
				  investigated;
(b) Has charges
				  pending against the applicant's license;
(c) Has been disciplined;
(d) Has been convicted or disciplined by a
				  court of any state or country for an act that would be grounds for disciplinary
				  action under Health Occupations Article, §
												4-315, Annotated
				  Code of Maryland;
(7) A
				  copy of the applicant's National Practitioners Data Bank file;
(8) Proof satisfactory to the Board that the
				  applicant has passed the written and clinical examinations of the North East
				  Regional Board;
(9) Proof
				  satisfactory to the Board that the applicant has passed parts one and two of
				  the National Board Examinations conducted by the Council of National Boards of
				  the American Dental Association;
(10) Proof satisfactory to the Board that the
				  applicant has successfully completed at least a 2-year pediatric dentistry
				  residency program at a dental school or a hospital authorized by any state and
				  which is recognized by the Board;
(11) Proof satisfactory to the Board that the
				  applicant has successfully completed a pediatric dental fellowship at the
				  University of Maryland Dental School;
(12) Proof satisfactory to the Board that the
				  applicant has successfully completed the applicant's contractual obligation to
				  provide pediatric dental services for at least 2 years in a:
(a) Public health dental clinic operated by
				  the State or a county or municipality of the State;
(b) Federally qualified health center;
				  or
(c) Maryland qualified health
				  center;
(13) Two letters
				  of recommendation written by persons acceptable to the Board, which certify to
				  the Board the applicant's:
(a) Good moral
				  character;
(b) Age;
(c) Qualifications;
(d) Background; and
(e) Experience, if any;
(14) Proof of passing the Maryland Dental
				  Jurisprudence Examination on the Maryland State Dental Law;
(15) Documentation of changes of name if the
				  name on any of the documents submitted to the Board differs from the
				  applicant's name; and
(16) Any
				  other documents or information pertinent to licensure required by the
				  Board.