Section 4-310 - Inactive status.
§ 4-310. Inactive status.
(a) In general.-
(1) The Board shall place the holder of a general license to practice dentistry or a general license to practice dental hygiene on inactive status and issue an inactive status registration certificate to the licensee, if the licensee:
(i) Submits to the Board an application for inactive status on the form required by the Board; and
(ii) Pays to the Board the inactive status application fee set by the Board.
(2) A licensee on inactive status may not practice dentistry or dental hygiene in this State.
(b) Application form.- The form provided by the Board for inactive status application or renewal shall require the individual to state:
(1) Name;
(2) Inactive status registration number, if any;
(3) Degree;
(4) School that awarded the degree;
(5) Year of graduation;
(6) Home address;
(7) Principal office address;
(8) Principal office telephone number; and
(9) Whether or not the individual is in regular practice outside this State.
(c) Reactivation; waiver of examinations.- The Board shall waive the examination requirements of §§ 4-302 and 4-305 of this subtitle for:
(1) A dentist on inactive status who applies for a general license to practice dentistry, if the dentist has practiced dentistry regularly in any other state within 3 years of applying for the license; or
(2) A dental hygienist on inactive status who applies for a general license to practice dental hygiene, if the dental hygienist has practiced dental hygiene regularly in any other state within 3 years of applying for the license.
[An. Code 1957, art. 33, §§ 6A, 30; 1981, ch. 8, § 2; 1982, ch. 858; 1990, ch. 6, § 11; 1996, ch. 10, § 1.]