1340                             Laws of Maryland                      [Ch. 639

poration or other entity that is engaged, either directly or indirectly,
in constructing, repairing, or altering extraorally, oral prosthesis,
orthodontic appliances, regulatory appliances, supportive appliances,
or any other intra-oral appliance or restoration to be used as a sub-
stitute for or as a part of natural teeth or jaws, or that are to be
used for the correction of malocclusions or deformities; except that
any dental laboratory or dental workroom operated as a part of a
dental office on the premises of the office for the exclusive use of the
licensed dentist or dentists practicing therein shall be specifically
excluded from this definition.

b.  "Written Work Authorization" shall mean a written request for
dental laboratory work which has been issued by a licensed dentist
and containing the items of information specified in, and otherwise
conforming to the requirements of Sections 25 (a), (b) and (c) of
the Article.

c.  "Dental Technician." The trained skilled artisan who performs
such laboratory procedures as fabricating, extraorally repairing or
adjusting crowns, bridges, dentures, orthodontic appliances, and such
other prosthetic or replacement devises used in the maintenance
of oral health in compliance with the dentist's written work
authorization.

2.    The written work authorization form shall be authorized by
the State Board of Dental Examiners and must contain the following:

a.  Name and address of the laboratory to do such work.

b.  Identification of the patient by name or number; if the patient
is to be identified by number on the form, there must be available
in the dentist's office a cross-reference translating the number to a
specific patient's name.

c.  Date on which the authorization was written.

d.  Description of the work to be done, including diagrams if
necessary.

e.  A specification of the type of dental materials to be used.

f.  Signature of the dentist and the number of his license to prac-
tice dentistry shall accompany his printed or typed name.

3.    All dental technological work delegated to a dental laboratory
by a dentist shall be accompanied by a written work authorization
form, by the issuing dentist who must affix his signature thereto.
The written work authorization, which can only be completed by a
licensed dentist, shall be completed in duplicate, with the original
being sent to the laboratory and the duplicate copy being retained
by the issuing dentist. The dental laboratory is hereby required to
retain the original written work authorization for a period of at
least one year, and the dentist is hereby required to retain the
duplicate copy for a period of at least one year. No dental laboratory
in the State shall accept requests for work unless it is accompanied
by a completed written work authorization form. Out-of-state den-
tists submitting work requests for dental technological work to Mary-
land dental laboratories must comply with all the terms of the
Maryland law, except that they need not MAY utilize the standard
form authorized by the Maryland State Board of Dental Examiners.
OR A REASONABLE EQUIVALENT THEREOF.