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Lawmakers hear proposal to join dentist and dental‑hygienist interstate compact to ease licensure portability
Summary
Representative Fairbairn introduced House Bill 49 35 to authorize Michigan's participation in the dentist and dental hygienist compact, which would give licensed practitioners "compact privileges" to practice across participating states and create an interstate licensure-data system.
Representative Fairbairn told the House Health Policy Committee that House Bill 49 35 would authorize Michigan to join the dentist and dental hygienist compact, a multistate licensure framework developed with the Council of State Governments, the American Dental Association, the American Dental Hygienist Association and the Department of Defense.
"By joining the compact, Michigan would enhance workforce development and strengthen labor markets, expand consumer access to highly qualified…
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