Maine Revised Statutes, Title 32, § 18304: License required, 2015

1. Unlicensed practice. Except as provided in section 18305 and section 18371, subsections 3 and 6, a person may not practice or profess to be authorized to practice the activities described in this chapter without a license or during any period when that person's license has expired or has been suspended or revoked. [PL 2015, c. 429, §21 (NEW).] 2. Unlawful practice. A person may not: A. Practice dentistry under a false or assumed name; [PL 2015, c. 429, §21 (NEW).] B. Practice dentistry under the name of a corporation, company, association, parlor or trade name; [PL 2015, c. 429, §21 (NEW).] C. While manager, proprietor, operator or conductor of a place for performing dental operations, employ a person who is not a lawful practitioner of dentistry in this State to perform dental practices as described in section 18371; [PL 2015, c. 429, §21 (NEW).] D. While manager, proprietor, operator or conductor of a place for performing dental operations, permit a person to practice dentistry under a false name; [PL 2015, c. 429, §21 (NEW).] E. Assume a title or append a prefix or letters following that person's name that falsely represent the person as having a degree from a dental college; [PL 2015, c. 429, §21 (NEW).] F. Impersonate another at an examination held by the board; [PL 2015, c. 429, §21 (NEW).] G. Knowingly make a false application or false representation in connection with an examination held by the board; or [PL 2015, c. 429, §21 (NEW).] H. Employ an unlicensed person to provide services for which a license is required by this chapter. [PL 2017, c. 388, §5 (AMD).] [PL 2017, c. 388, §5 (AMD).] 3. Penalties. A person who violates this section commits a Class E crime. Violation of this section is a strict liability crime as defined in Title 17‑A, section 34, subsection 4‑A. [PL 2015, c. 429, §21 (NEW).] 4. Injunction. [PL 2023, c. 17, Pt. P, §7 (RP).]