(1996)

Dear Dr. Slan:

You have requested our interpretation of the provision of the Maryland Dentistry Act that prohibits anyone other than a licensee from being "a manager, a proprietor, or a conductor of" a dental office. Specifically, you ask whether the Board may interpret the Act to mean that, in the words of your letter, "the ownership of a business which provides dental services requires a license, the management of a business which provides dental services requires a license and the conducting of a business which provides dental services requires a license." Your related question is whether a…