§18–2404.

    Each applicant for a Higher Education Loan Assistance Grant under this subtitle shall:

        (1)    Be licensed to practice in Maryland by the State Board of Dental Examiners;

        (2)    Demonstrate financial need;

        (3)    Be employed full time as a dentist or dental hygienist;

        (4)    Agree that at least 30% of the patients treated by the dentist or in the practice in which the dental hygienist works each year for a 3–year period in a private practice or clinical setting will be Maryland Medical Assistance Program recipients; and

        (5)    Meet any other criteria established by the Office.