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This bill establishes the Interstate Dental and Dental Hygiene Compact, a multi-state agreement designed to streamline licensing for dentists and dental hygienists across participating states. The Compact aims to expedite licensure, increase healthcare access, and facilitate easier professional mobility by creating a standardized process for obtaining practice privileges in multiple states. Key provisions include creating a Compact Commission to oversee implementation, establishing eligibility requirements for dentists and dental hygienists to obtain a Compact license privilege, and developing a centralized repository for professional documents. Professionals must meet specific qualifications, such as holding a current valid license in a member state, passing required examinations, and having no significant disciplinary history. The Compact offers special provisions for active-duty military members and their spouses, including waived fees and additional flexibility in home state designation. Each member state retains the right to investigate and take disciplinary action against license holders, and the Compact ensures information sharing between state licensing agencies. The agreement will become active once five states have enacted it, with the goal of simplifying professional licensing while maintaining public safety standards and individual state regulatory authority.

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http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=sb765&Session=2600