Amends the Illinois Dental Practice Act. Creates a pre-license practice allowance for an individual enrolled in a specialty or residency training program to practice dentistry prescribed by and incidental to the individual's program of residency or specialty training if the individual applied for a general dental license or a temporary training license. Provides for the conditions of and restrictions on a pre-license practice allowance. Waives the renewal fee for individuals who applied for initial licensure less than 6 months before the start of the renewal period. Waives the renewal fee for the 2024 license renewal cycle for faculty restricted licensees who paid renewal fees in 2022 and 2023 and whose licenses were terminated and then renewed by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Effective immediately.
House Committee Amendment No. 1: Replaces everything after the enacting clause with the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes: Provides that all initial licenses issued during an open renewal period shall have the next expiration date. Provides that an applicant for a general dental license or a temporary training license has a pre-license practice allowance to practice dentistry in a Commission on Dental Accreditation accredited specialty or residency training program (rather than any specialty or residency training program) for a period of 3 months from the starting date of the program. Removes provisions concerning waiving renewal fees under certain conditions. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 225 ILCS 25/11, 225 ILCS 25/21
Engrossed: 225 ILCS 25/11, 225 ILCS 25/16
Enrolled: 225 ILCS 25/11, 225 ILCS 25/16
Public Act: 225 ILCS 25/11, 225 ILCS 25/16