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;
(4) Agree that at least 30% of the patients treated by the dentist 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.