Section 18-2402 - Established; purpose(a) There is a program of higher education loan assistance grants to dentists and dental hygienists in the State, known as the Maryland Dent-Care Program.(b) The purpose of the Program is to increase access to oral health services for underserved Maryland Medical Assistance Program recipients by increasing the number of dentists and dental hygienists who treat that population.Amended by 2023 Md. Laws, Ch. 377, Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2023.