Health Occupations - Dental Assistants - Certification and Regulation
Sponsor: Senator ReillyCommittee: Education, Health, and Environmental AffairsSubject: Health OccupationsStatus: Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 15, 2022)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Establishing a certification and regulatory scheme to certify dental assistants to perform certain intraoral procedures; specifying the intraoral procedures a dental assistant is authorized to perform without being certified by the State Board of Dental Examiners and the intraoral procedures that require certification; and authorizing the Board to penalize a licensed dentist who allows a dental assistant to provide dental care in an unauthorized manner or without required instruction or supervision.
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Testimony (15)
MGA witness listFAV 7FavorableFWA 5Favorable with amendmentsUNF 2UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Romaine, Diane | MSDA | Oral |
| FAV | Dargan, Stephen | Maryland State Dental Association | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Doring, Charles | Maryland State Dental Association | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Doherty, Daniel | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Merritt, Janelle | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Morse, Eric | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Reilly, Senator Reillylegislator | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Williams, Montana | Chamber of Progress | Oral |
| UNF | Shek, Heather | Maryland Department of Health | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | McDonough, Caitlinlobbyist | HJM | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | a’Becket, Thomas | MSDA | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Colas, Ray | SmileDirectClub | Oral |
| FWA | Bereano, Brucelobbyist | Individual | Oral |
| FWA | Elliott, Robynlobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Brocato, Barbaralobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
FWAMcDonough, CaitlinHJMRegistered for: AbbVie Inc.; Aligned Data Centers; American Academy of Anesthesiology Assistants, Inc.; Associated Builders & Contractors; Association of Independent Midwives of Maryland (AIMM); Baltimore Gas and Electric Company…
FWABereano, BruceRegistered for: 5400 Holiday Drive LLC; Anne Arundel County Fair; Aurora Technical Systems; BWI Airport Fire Rescue Local 1742; BWI Airport Professional Firefighters; BWI Taxi Management, Inc.…
FWAElliott, RobynRegistered for: American Association for Marriage and Family Therapists; Amica Center for Immigrant Rights; CareForth; Chase Brexton Health System; Coordinating Center, The; Diabetes Patient Advocacy Coalition…
INFOBrocato, BarbaraRegistered for: Acorn Health; American Physical Therapy Association Maryland - APTA MD; Arthritis & Rheumatism Associates, P.C.; Associates in Radiation Medicine; League for People with Disabilities, The; Maryland Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics…