# 32 M.R.S. § 18321: 32 §18321. Board creation; declaration of policy; compensation

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## Section

- **Citation:** 32 M.R.S. § 18321
- **Heading:** 32 §18321. Board creation; declaration of policy; compensation
- **Jurisdiction:** Maine
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** ME Code / Title 32 / Chapter 143 / Section 18321

## Text

1. Board creation; declaration of policy. The Board of Dental Practice, as established in Title 5, section 12004‑A, subsection 10 , is created within this subchapter, its sole purpose being to protect the public health and welfare. The board carries out this purpose by ensuring that the public is served by competent and honest practitioners and by establishing minimum standards of proficiency in the professions regulated by the board by testing, licensing, regulating and disciplining practitioners of those regulated professions. [PL 2015, c. 429, §21 (NEW).]

2. Compensation. [PL 2023, c. 17, Pt. P, §8 (RP).]

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