SECTION 1.  Section 51 of chapter 112 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the third paragraph, the following paragraph:-

The board may, without examination upon payment of a fee determined annually by the commissioner of administration under the provision of section three B of chapter seven, register and issue a dental hygienist license to a dentist who has been lawfully in practice for at least five years in another state, country, or province if he presents to the board a certificate of registration and duration of practice from an out-of-state board of dental examiners or other like registration entity of such state, country, or province; provided, that such other jurisdiction shall require a degree of competency as determined by the board equal to that required of applicants in this commonwealth.