State Board of Dental Examiners - Expanded Function Dental Assistants - Education and Reinstatement
What this bill does
Authorizing the State Board of Dental Examiners to approve a certain course of study for expanded function dental assistant certification; requiring that a course of study for initial dental assistant certification include at least 35 hours of in-person and online instruction; requiring the Board to reinstate a certain certification only under certain circumstances; requiring the Board to adopt regulations requiring continuing education, including clinical hands-on training, for expanded function dental assistants; etc.
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Testimony (0)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Siegel, Steven | American Association of Orthodontists | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | a’Becket, Thomas | MSDA | Oral |
| FAV | Doring, Charles | Maryland State Dental Association | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Saini, Tarun | Maryland State Dental Association | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Doherty, Daniel | Maryland State Dental Association, Maryland Society of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Gilleland, Emily | Office of Delegate Nic Kipke | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Depew, Doug | Trapezio | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Kipke, Delegate Kipkelegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Miller, Natalie | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Gaglione, Jennifer | MD Board of Dental Examiners | Oral |
| UNF | Void Holmes, Joy | Maryland State Board of Dental Examiners | Oral |
| UNF | KOHN, SHARI | Shari C. Kohn, DDS, PA | Oral |
| UNF | Cartee, Deborah | The Maryland State Board of Dental Examiners/Dental Board | Oral |