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SB 792

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State Board of Dental Examiners - Expanded Function Dental Assistants - Education and Reinstatement

Sponsor: Johnny Mautz (District 37)Committee: FinanceSubject: Health OccupationsStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 24 (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

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 both in-person and online instruction; requiring the Board to adopt regulations specifying the required number of hours for in-person and online instruction, and clinical hands-on training; requiring the Board to reinstate an expired certification only under certain circumstances; etc.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list
FAV 7FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 2Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVLeboe, WilliamMSDAOral
FAVa’Becket, ThomasMSDAOral + Written (PDF)
FAVDoring, CharlesMaryland State Dental AssociationWritten (PDF)
FAVDoherty, DanielMaryland State Dental Association, Maryland Society of Oral & Maxillofacial SurgeonsOral + Written (PDF)
FAVDoherty, DanielMaryland State Dental Association, Maryland Society of Oral & Maxillofacial SurgeonsWritten (PDF)
FAVSenator Mautz, Senator MautzlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVSenator Mautz, Senator MautzlegislatorIndividualOral
UNFCartee, DeborahThe Maryland State Board of Dental Examiners/Dental BoardOral
UNF(MD), State of MarylandIndividualWritten (PDF)
FWAMcDonough, CaitlinlobbyistHJMWritten (PDF)
FWA(MD), State of MarylandIndividualWritten (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