{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-112-46a","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 112, § 46A","heading":"Reexamination for competency","body":"Section 46A. If any applicant for registration, either by examination or under the provisions of section forty-eight, is registered and issued a certificate of registration by the board, and does not practice dentistry in the commonwealth within five years from the date of the certificate of registration, or does not maintain a current license to practice dentistry in the commonwealth for a period of five consecutive years, may be required by the board to be reexamined for competency.","path":["Part I","Title XVI","Chapter 112"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXVI/Chapter112/Section46A","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:22:48Z","sha256":"c929f5a630c186563508377f7bf350c460137887399acda66e6bad08c31dbfee","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-112-46","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-112-47"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}