Title 52, Occupations and Professions

As used in this chapter and ORS 680.010 to 680.205, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) “Dental assistant” means a person who, under the supervision of a dentist or dental therapist, renders assistance to a dentist, dental therapist, dental hygienist, dental technician or …

(1) A person may not practice dentistry without a license. (2) Only a person licensed as a dentist by the Oregon Board of Dentistry may own, operate, conduct or maintain a dental practice, office or clinic in this state. (3) The restrictions of subsection (2) of this section, as …

(1) ORS 679.020 (4)(a) does not apply to institutions or programs accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association to provide education and training. (2) Institutions or programs described in subsection (1) of this section must: (a) Maintain…

(1) A person may not practice dentistry or purport to be a dentist without a valid license to practice dentistry issued by the Oregon Board of Dentistry. (2) Subsection (1) of this section does not apply to: (a) Dentists licensed in another state or country making a clinical pres…

The Attorney General, or the prosecuting attorney of any county, or the Oregon Board of Dentistry, in its own name, may maintain an action for an injunction against any person violating any provision of ORS 679.020, 679.025, 679.170 or 679.176. Any person who has been so enjoined…

(1) If a reputable and duly licensed practitioner in dentistry of another state or country is asked to appear and demonstrate, receive or give instruction in the practice of dentistry before any qualified dental college or dental organization or dental study group recognized by t…

(1) Any person desiring to practice dentistry in this state shall file an application with the Oregon Board of Dentistry. (2) At the time of making the application, the applicant shall: (a) Pay to the board the required application and examination fee. (b) Furnish the board with …

(1) An applicant for a dental license shall be entitled to take the examination to practice dentistry in Oregon if the applicant: (a) Is 18 years of age or older; and (b) Is a graduate of a dental school accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental …

(1) The Oregon Board of Dentistry may administer written, laboratory or clinical examinations to test professional knowledge and skills. (2) The examination must be elementary and practical in character but sufficiently thorough to test the fitness of the applicant to practice de…

The Oregon Board of Dentistry may adopt rules requiring additional education and examination of applicants who have failed the licensing examination three times. [Amended by 1973 c.829 §63; 1977 c.444 §2; 1983 c.169 §8; 2003 c.83 §4]

The Oregon Board of Dentistry shall, upon the applicant’s satisfactory completion of the educational requirements and written, laboratory and clinical examinations authorized under this chapter and upon receipt of the requisite fees, issue or renew the appropriate dental license.…

(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the Oregon Board of Dentistry shall issue a dental instructor’s license to practice dentistry to any person who furnishes the board with evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant meets the requirements of subsec…

(1) The Oregon Board of Dentistry may impose application fees for the following: (a) Examinations, which may differ for general dentistry, foreign school graduate and specialty examinations. (b) Biennial dentist license, active. (c) Biennial dentist license, inactive. (d) Permits…

(1) The Oregon Board of Dentistry may discipline as provided in this section any person licensed to practice dentistry in this state for any of the following causes: (a) Conviction of any violation of the law for which the court could impose a punishment if the board makes the fi…

(1) Any licensee who has been disciplined by the Oregon Board of Dentistry may obtain judicial review of the decision in the manner prescribed by ORS chapter 183. (2) Notwithstanding ORS 676.210, enforcement of the board’s disciplinary order pending appeal shall be determined pur…

The entry of a judgment by any court establishing the mental disorder of any person holding a license under this chapter operates as a suspension of such license. Such person may resume practice only upon a finding by the Oregon Board of Dentistry that the licensee has been decla…

A person may not: (1) Sell or barter, or offer to sell or barter, any diploma or document conferring or purporting to confer any dental degree, or any certificate or transcript made or purporting to be made, pursuant to the laws regulating the license and registration of dentists…

(1) As used in this section: (a) “Sub-work order” means a written instrument by which a dental laboratory registered under ORS 679.710 subcontracts all or part of the work directed to be done by a work order prescribed by a dentist licensed under ORS chapter 679. (b) “Work order”…

(1) The district attorney of each county shall attend to the prosecution of all criminal complaints made under this chapter and may represent the Oregon Board of Dentistry in any proceeding brought pursuant to ORS 679.027 upon a complaint, information or indictment filed against …

(1) The Oregon Board of Dentistry consists of 10 members appointed by the Governor and subject to confirmation by the Senate in the manner provided in ORS 171.562 and 171.565. All members of the board must be residents of this state. Of the members of the board: (a) Six must be O…

The powers and duties of the Oregon Board of Dentistry are as follows: (1) To, during the month of April of each year, organize and elect from its membership a president who shall hold office for one year, or until the election and qualification of a successor. (2) To authorize a…

For the purpose of requesting a state or nationwide criminal records check under ORS 181A.195, the Oregon Board of Dentistry may require the fingerprints of a person who: (1) Is employed or applying for employment by the board in a position in which the person has or will have ac…

The Oregon Medical Board and the Oregon State Board of Nursing, in consultation with the Oregon Board of Dentistry, shall adopt rules establishing standards governing their respective licensees for general anesthesia and conscious sedation administered in conjunction with the pro…

(1) The Oregon Board of Dentistry Account is established in the State Treasury separate and distinct from the General Fund. (2) All moneys received by the Oregon Board of Dentistry under this chapter shall be paid to the State Treasury and credited to the Oregon Board of Dentistr…

(1) The Oregon Board of Dentistry may appoint a consultant or a committee or committees, each consisting of one or more licensed dentists in this state, to study and report to the board the condition of and dental treatment rendered to any person or persons by any licensed dentis…

(1) If a person fails to comply with any subpoena issued under ORS 679.250 (8), a judge of the circuit court of any county, on application of the executive director of the Oregon Board of Dentistry, shall compel obedience by proceedings for contempt as in the case of disobedience…

(1) All data shall be privileged and shall not be admissible in evidence in any judicial proceeding, but this section shall not affect the admissibility in evidence of a party’s records dealing with a party’s care and treatment. (2) A person serving on or communicating informatio…

(1)(a) Unless state or federal laws relating to confidentiality or the protection of health information prohibit disclosure, any dentist or dental hygienist, or any person licensed by the Oregon Board of Dentistry, shall report to the board any suspected violation of this chapter…

(1) Any information provided to the Oregon Board of Dentistry as the basis of a complaint or in the investigation thereof shall not be subject to public disclosure during the period of investigation. (2) Any person who reports or provides information to the board and who does so …

(1) Upon the request of an individual who has been disciplined by the Oregon Board of Dentistry, the board shall remove from its website and other publicly accessible print and electronic publications under the board’s control all information related to disciplining the individua…

(1) The Oregon Board of Dentistry shall convene an advisory committee of at least seven members to study the dental assistant workforce shortage and to review the requirements for dental assistant certification in other states. The committee shall provide advice to the board on a…

(1) A dentist licensed to practice dentistry in this state may administer local anesthesia to a person for the purposes of receiving permanent lip color from a person licensed to perform tattooing under ORS 690.350 to 690.410 or having permanent hair removal in the lip area from …

(1) For the purposes of this section, “retired dentist” means a person who is retired from active practice except for the practice of dentistry without remuneration as a volunteer. (2) Subject to availability of funding, the Oregon Department of Administrative Services shall esta…

(1) A dentist who places in or removes from the human oral cavity dental materials containing mercury shall: (a) Implement and maintain best management practices of dental wastes as developed by the Oregon Dental Association to prevent amalgam waste and mercury from entering the …

Each dental facility constructed on or after January 1, 2008, shall have amalgam separators that meet the requirements of ORS 679.520 (1)(b). [2007 c.517 §3] Note: 679.525 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 679 or a…

Dental technicians shall, upon request by a dentist or patient, provide the dentist or patient with information about the location where oral prosthetic devices that are inserted into the human oral cavity or that come in contact with its adjacent structures and tissues were manu…

(1) A person licensed by the Oregon Board of Dentistry who uses an autoclave or other heat sterilization device in the person’s practice shall test the autoclave or other heat sterilization device at least once per week to ensure that the device is functioning properly. (2) The O…

(1) As used in this section: (a) “Dental provider” means a licensed dentist, dental hygienist or other dental practitioner or a dental care team or clinic that provides the following core services: (A) Comprehensive dental care; (B) Basic preventive dental services; (C) Referral …

(1) As used in this section, “telehealth” means a variety of methods, through the use of electronic and telecommunications technologies, for the distance delivery of health care services, including dental care services, and clinical information designed to improve a patient’s hea…

(1) A dentist licensed by the Oregon Board of Dentistry may advertise that the dentist is a specialist in one or more areas of dentistry if the dentist: (a) Has completed a post-doctoral residency program that is at least two years in length and is accredited by the Commission on…

(1) For the purposes of any civil action against a person licensed by the Oregon Board of Dentistry or against a dental office or clinic, health care institution, health care facility or other entity that employs or grants the person privileges, any expression of regret or apolog…

(1)(a) In accordance with rules adopted by the Oregon Board of Dentistry, a dentist may prescribe and administer vaccines to a person with whom the dentist has established a patient relationship. (b) The board shall approve a training course on the prescription and administration…

(1) In adopting rules related to the requirements for certification as a dental assistant, including any type of expanded function dental assistant, the Oregon Board of Dentistry may require an applicant for certification to pass a written examination. If passage of a written exa…

As used in ORS 679.600 to 679.630: (1) “Collaborative agreement” means a written and signed agreement entered into between a dentist and a dental therapist under ORS 679.618. (2) “Dental pilot project” means an Oregon Health Authority dental pilot project developed and operated b…

(1) The Oregon Board of Dentistry shall issue a license to practice dental therapy to an applicant who: (a) Is at least 18 years of age; (b) Submits to the board a completed application form; (c) Demonstrates: (A) The completion of a dental therapy education program that is accre…

(1)(a) The Oregon Board of Dentistry may require an applicant for a license to practice dental therapy to pass written, laboratory or clinical examinations to test the professional knowledge and skills of the applicant. (b) The examinations may not be affiliated with or administe…

The Oregon Board of Dentistry may refuse to issue or renew a license to practice dental therapy if the applicant or licensee: (1) Subject to ORS 670.280, has been convicted of a violation of the law. A certified copy of the record of conviction is conclusive evidence of convictio…

(1) A person may not practice dental therapy or assume or use any title, words or abbreviations, including the title or designation “dental therapist,” that indicate that the person is authorized to practice dental therapy unless the person is licensed under ORS 679.603. (2) Subs…

(1) The Oregon Board of Dentistry may impose nonrefundable fees for the following: (a) Application for licensure; (b) Examinations; (c) Biennial dental therapy licenses, both active and inactive; (d) Licensure renewal fees; (e) Permits; and (f) Delinquency. (2) Subject to prior a…

(1) A dental therapist may practice dental therapy only under the supervision of a dentist and pursuant to a collaborative agreement with the dentist that outlines the supervision logistics and requirements for the dental therapist’s practice. The collaborative agreement must inc…