Maine Revised Statutes Title 32. Professions and Occupations § 18432. Purpose and objectives

A. Enable dentists and dental hygienists who qualify for a compact privilege to practice in participating states without satisfying burdensome and duplicative requirements associated with securing a license to practice in those states;

B. Promote mobility and address workforce shortages through each participating state's acceptance of a compact privilege to practice in that state;

C. Increase public access to qualified, licensed dentists and dental hygienists by creating a responsible, streamlined pathway for licensees to practice in participating states;

D. Enhance the ability of participating states to protect the public's health and safety;

E. Operate without interfering with licensure requirements established by participating states;

F. Facilitate the sharing of licensure and disciplinary information among participating states;

G. Require dentists and dental hygienists who practice in a participating state pursuant to a compact privilege to practice within the scope of practice authorized in that state;

H. Extend the authority of a participating state to regulate the practice of dentistry and dental hygiene within its borders to dentists and dental hygienists who practice in the state through a compact privilege;

I. Promote the cooperation of participating states in regulating the practice of dentistry and dental hygiene within those states; and

J. Facilitate the relocation of military members and their spouses who are licensed to practice dentistry or dental hygiene.