Amendment ID: S2856-119

Amendment 119

Foreign Trained Dentist License

Mr. Cronin moves that the proposed new text be amended by adding the following section:-

SECTION XX. Section 51 of chapter 112 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting in the first paragraph, in line 6, after the word "hygienist" the following words:- , or a dentist who has been lawfully in practice for at least five years in another country, or foreign province if he presents to the board a certificate of registration and duration of practice from another country’s board of dental examiners or other like registration entity of such country or foreign 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.