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"For the protection of the health
and safety of the citizens of the State of
About the Board
The Board of Dental Examiners was established in 1891 to
protect the lives and health of Maine citizens through regulation of the
practice of dentistry. The primary responsibilities of the Board are to license
qualified applicants for a certificate to practice dentistry, dental hygiene,
denturism, expanded function dental assisting, and dental radiography; collect
payment of specified fees to register dentists, dental hygienists, and
denturists biennially, and expanded function dental assistants (EFDA’s) and
radiographers every five years; to make such rules, not contrary to law, as the
Board deems necessary; to investigate all complaints and all cases of
noncompliance with, or violations of, the provisions of law relating to the
above licensees; and to impose discipline when it is deemed appropriate.
All Board members are appointed by the Governor. The Board is composed of both
dental and non-dental members. They are appointed for five-year terms. Dental
members must have been in the actual practice of dentistry in the State of
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