Ga. Board of Dentistry; issuance of a dental or dental hygiene license for the sole purpose of teaching in an accredited dental, dental hygiene school, or academic medical center; revise provisions

Removed specific provisions about temporary license validity periods and costs, replacing them with a simplified structure that emphasizes board discretion in issuing licenses without examination.

Added explicit consent requirements for criminal background checks, mandating that applicants provide fingerprints and agree to all associated fees.

Changed the document header from committee substitute language to include specific representative sponsors and updated section numbering.

Changed eligibility for teacher's or instructor's license from dental hygienists to dentists who graduated from accredited dental schools or advanced dental education programs.

Removed references to dental hygiene schools and academic medical centers from the list of institutions where teaching licenses may be issued.

Added new requirements for applicants with non-accredited doctoral degrees, including specific educational completion pathways and dean certification of competency.

Added new requirement that applicants must have current cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) certification.

Added new subsection regarding temporary public health licenses for dentists working in state or local health departments and correctional institutions.

Changed jurisprudence examination requirement from relating to dental hygiene practice to relating to dentistry practice.