N.M. Stat. § 61-5B-7
Report to the board or dental hygienists committee;
action.
A. The examining committee shall report to the board or the dental hygienists
committee its findings on the examination of the licensee, the determination of the
examining committee as to the fitness of the licensee to engage in the practice of
dentistry or dental hygiene with reasonable skill and safety to patients, either on a
restricted or unrestricted basis, and any intervention that the examining committee may
recommend. Such recommendation by the examining committee shall be advisory only
and shall not be binding on the board.
B. The board or dental hygienists committee may accept or reject the
recommendation of the examining committee to permit a licensee to continue to practice
with or without any restriction on his licensure to practice dentistry or dental hygiene or
may refer the matter back to the examining committee for further examination and
report thereon.
C. In the absence of a voluntary agreement by a licensee for restriction of the
licensure of the dentist or the dental hygienist to practice dentistry or dental hygiene,
any licensee shall be entitled to a hearing before the board under and in accordance
with the procedure contained in the Uniform Licensing Act [61-1-1 to 61-1-31 NMSA
1978] and a determination on the evidence as to whether or not restriction, suspension
or revocation of licensure shall be imposed.