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MA S2448

MA S2448
Relative to dentistry licensure examinations


summary

Introduced
12/30/2019
In Committee
12/30/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation relative to dentistry licensure examinations,- reports the accompanying bill (Senate, No. 2448).

AI Summary

This bill aims to modify the licensure examination requirements for dentists in Massachusetts. It removes the requirement for the examination to include the performance of any procedure on a live patient. Instead, the examination may be written, oral, or a combination, and can include demonstrations in various dental disciplines. The bill also requires the Board of Registration in Dentistry to approve an examination that does not require procedures on live patients by July 1, 2021, until which time the current examination, including the performance of an irreversible procedure on a live patient, will continue to be approved.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance

Sponsors (4)

Other Sponsors (1)

Joint Committee on Public Health (J)

Last Action

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means (on 12/30/2019)

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