Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 18346 – Denturist
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1. Denturist license. Except as provided in section 18347, an applicant for a denturist license must comply with section 18341 and must provide:
A. Verification of a high school diploma or its equivalent as determined by the board; [PL 2015, c. 429, §21 (NEW).]
B. Verification of a diploma from a board-approved denturism postsecondary institution; and [PL 2015, c. 429, §21 (NEW).]
C. Verification of passing all examinations required by board rule. The content of one examination must have a clinical component and a written component concerning, but not limited to, dental materials, denture technology, United States Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines, basic anatomy and basic pathology. [PL 2015, c. 429, §21 (NEW).]
[PL 2015, c. 429, §21 (NEW).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 18346
- Board: means the Board of Dental Practice established in Title 5, section 12004?A, subsection 10. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 18302
- Dental hygiene: means the delivery of preventative, educational and clinical services supporting total health for the control of oral disease and the promotion of oral health provided by a dental hygienist in accordance with this chapter. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 18302
- Dentistry: means the scope of practice for a dentist as described in section 18371. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 18302
- Denture: means any removable full or partial upper or lower prosthetic dental appliance to be worn in the human mouth to replace any missing natural teeth. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 18302
- Denturism: means the process of obtaining denture impressions and bite registrations for the purpose of making, producing, reproducing, constructing, finishing, supplying, altering or repairing a denture to be fitted to an edentulous or partially edentulous arch or arches and 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 performing alteration to natural or reconstructed tooth structure, in accordance with this chapter. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 18302
- Denturist: means a person who holds a valid denturist license issued by the board. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 18302
- Department: means the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 18302
- Faculty: means , when used in conjunction with a license issued under this chapter, the authority granted to an individual who is authorized to practice only within the school setting, including any satellite locations approved by the board, and who teaches dentistry, dental hygiene or denturism as part of a clinical and didactic program. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 18302
- United States: includes territories and the District of Columbia. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
2. Faculty denturist license. An applicant for a faculty denturist license must comply with section 18341 and must provide:
A. Verification of an active denturist license in good standing issued under the laws of another state, a United States territory, a foreign nation or a foreign administrative division that issues licenses in the dental professions; and [PL 2021, c. 163, §8 (AMD).]
B. Credentials, satisfactory to the board, including a letter from the employing school of dentistry, dental hygiene or denturism indicating that the applicant satisfies the credentialing standards of the school. [PL 2015, c. 429, §21 (NEW).]
[PL 2021, c. 163, §8 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2015, c. 429, §21 (NEW). PL 2021, c. 163, §8 (AMD).