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Maine · Through October 1, 2025

32 M.R.S. §18304: License required

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  1. TITLE 32: PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
  2. CHAPTER 143: DENTAL PROFESSIONS
  3. SUBCHAPTER 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS

1. Unlicensed practice. Except as provided in section 18305 and section 18371, subsections 3 and 6, a person may not practice or profess to be authorized to practice the activities described in this chapter without a license or during any period when that person's license has expired or has been suspended or revoked.

2. Unlawful practice. A person may not:

A. Practice dentistry under a false or assumed name;

B. Practice dentistry under the name of a corporation, company, association, parlor or trade name;

C. While manager, proprietor, operator or conductor of a place for performing dental operations, employ a person who is not a lawful practitioner of dentistry in this State to perform dental practices as described in section 18371;

D. While manager, proprietor, operator or conductor of a place for performing dental operations, permit a person to practice dentistry under a false name;

E. Assume a title or append a prefix or letters following that person's name that falsely represent the person as having a degree from a dental college;

F. Impersonate another at an examination held by the board;

G. Knowingly make a false application or false representation in connection with an examination held by the board; or

H. Employ an unlicensed person to provide services for which a license is required by this chapter.

3. Penalties. A person who violates this section commits a Class E crime. Violation of this section is a strict liability crime as defined in Title 17‑A, section 34, subsection 4‑A.

4. Injunction.

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