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 or part 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.