Chapter 680 — Chapter 680

ORS 680.010 Definitions for ORS 680.010 to 680.205. As used in ORS 680.010 to 680.205, unless the context requires otherwise, words shall have the meanings assigned by ORS 679.010. [Amended by 1963 c.266 §1; 1983 c.169 §18]

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ORS 680.020 Practice of dental hygiene without license prohibited; applicability of dental hygiene license requirement. (1) It is unlawful for any person not otherwise authorized by law to practice dental hygiene or purport to be a dental hygienist without a valid license to practice dental hygiene issued by the Oregon Board of Dentistry

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ORS 680.025 [1971 c.48 §3; 1975 c.323 §1; repealed by 1983 c.169 §34]

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ORS 680.026 Application of fluoride varnishes to teeth of children by certain counselors and health assistants. Counselors and health assistants who have been trained in the application of fluoride varnishes to the teeth of children may apply fluoride varnishes to the teeth of children enrolled in or receiving services or benefits from the Women, Infants and Children Program, the Oregon Prenatal to Kindergarten Program or a federal Head Start grant program. [2007 c.379 §6; 2023 c.547 §30]

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ORS 680.030 [Amended by 1963 c.266 §3; repealed by 1983 c.169 §34]

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ORS 680.040 Qualifications of applicants for dental hygiene licensure examination. (1) An applicant for a dental hygiene license shall be entitled to take the examination to practice dental hygiene in Oregon if the applicant

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ORS 680.050 Application for examination; fees; grounds for refusal to issue or renew license. (1) Any person desiring to practice dental hygiene in this state shall file an application with the Oregon Board of Dentistry

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ORS 680.060 Examination; acceptable results. (1) The Oregon Board of Dentistry may administer written, laboratory or clinical examinations to test professional knowledge and skills

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ORS 680.070 Additional requirements for certain applicants; rules. 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 1963 c.266 §7; 1967 c.90 §2; 1971 c.34 §3; 1977 c.444 §4; 1979 c.526 §2; 1981 c.232 §3; 1983 c.169 §23; 2003 c.83 §11]

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ORS 680.072 Issuing license. The Oregon Board of Dentistry shall, upon the applicant’s satisfactory completion of the educational requirements and written, laboratory and clinical examinations authorized under ORS 680.060 and upon receipt of the requisite fees, issue or renew the appropriate dental hygiene license. [1983 c.169 §26]

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ORS 680.075 Fees; waiver; reinstatement of inactive status license; notice of change of address. (1) The Oregon Board of Dentistry may impose application fees for the following

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ORS 680.080 [Amended by 1963 c.266 §8; 1973 c.122 §3; 1975 c.323 §3; 1979 c.526 §3; 1983 c.169 §27; 1991 c.67 §183; repealed by 1999 c.578 §6]

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ORS 680.082 Licensure of dental hygiene instructor; rules. (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of ORS 680.010 to 680.205, the Oregon Board of Dentistry shall issue a dental hygiene instructor’s license to any person who

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ORS 680.090 [Repealed by 1983 c.169 §34]

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ORS 680.100 Discipline of dental hygienist; grounds; method; procedure. (1) The Oregon Board of Dentistry may discipline any dental hygienist for any of the causes for which a dentist may be disciplined under ORS 679.140 and may impose any or all of the methods of discipline, modify such methods and reinstate dental hygiene licenses as provided in ORS 679.140 for dentists

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ORS 680.110 Disposition of receipts. All moneys paid by applicants to the Oregon Board of Dentistry as examination and licensing fees under ORS 680.010 to 680.205 shall be used for the same purposes and accounted for by the board in the same manner as moneys obtained as fees from applicants for license to practice dentistry in Oregon

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ORS 680.150 Employment of dental hygienist; supervision; rules. (1) Any dentist may employ a dental hygienist who may engage in the practice of dental hygiene in the office of such dentist under the general supervision of a dentist

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ORS 680.160 [Amended by 1973 c.122 §5; 1975 c.323 §5; 1979 c.526 §5; repealed by 1991 c.476 §2]

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ORS 680.165 Monitoring performance; information available to monitor; confidentiality; liability. (1) The Oregon Board of Dentistry may appoint a consultant or a committee or committees, each consisting of one or more licensed dental hygienists in this state, to study and report to the board the condition of and dental hygiene treatment rendered to any person or persons by any licensed dental hygienist in this state, or by any person purporting to practice dental hygiene in this state. Any person, hospital, sanitarium, professional grievance committee, nursing or rest home or other organization may, subject to the laws governing privileged or confidential communications, provide information, interviews, reports, statements, memoranda or other data relating to the condition and treatment of any person, to any such consultant, committee or the board, to be used in the course of any study for the purpose of improving the standards of dental hygiene practice, or to enable the board to assess the desirability of disciplinary action relating thereto. No liability of any kind or character for damages or other relief shall arise or be enforced against any such person or organization by reason of having provided such information or material, or arise or be enforced against any consultant or member of such committee by reason of having released or published the findings and conclusions of such consultants or committees to advance dental hygiene science and dental hygiene education, or by reason of having released or published generally a summary of such studies. Testimony given to and the proceedings, reports, statements, opinions, findings and conclusions of such consultants and committees and the board shall be confidential but this shall not preclude the use of the subpoena power with respect to the actual records of dentists, dental hygienists, patients, hospitals, sanitaria, nursing or rest homes

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ORS 680.170 [Repealed by 2001 c.11 §1]

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ORS 680.172 Oral health screening by dental hygienists and dental assistants. Oral health screenings may be performed by dental hygienists and dental assistants under written training and screening protocols adopted by the Oregon Board of Dentistry. Screening results must be provided to individuals screened or to the parents or guardians of minors needing a dental referral for diagnosis. Screening results are not a diagnosis for purposes of ORS chapter 679 or ORS 680.010 to 680.205. [2003 c.310 §5]

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ORS 680.200 Issuing expanded practice permit; requirements. (1) Upon application accompanied by the fee established by the Oregon Board of Dentistry, the board shall grant a permit to practice as an expanded practice dental hygienist to an applicant who

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ORS 680.205 Services rendered under permit. (1) An expanded practice dental hygienist may render all services within the scope of practice of dental hygiene, as defined in ORS 679.010, without the supervision of a dentist and as authorized by the expanded practice dental hygienist permit to

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ORS 680.210 Compilation of data on expanded practice dental hygienists; reports by health insurers; report to legislature; rules. (1) The Oregon Board of Dentistry shall compile data, including baseline data, in every odd-numbered year on the use of expanded practice dental hygienists, as defined in ORS 679.010, in this state

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ORS 680.213 Interim therapeutic restoration; training requirement; exception. (1) The Oregon Board of Dentistry shall approve applications from oral health care education providers for training courses that meet the requirements established in rules adopted by the board establishing educational and instructional requirements for interim therapeutic restoration to be performed by an expanded practice dental hygienist

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ORS 680.500 Definitions for ORS 680.500 to 680.565. As used in ORS 680.500 to 680.565

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ORS 680.505 Practice of denture technology prohibited without license; use of title “denturist.” Unless a person holds an active license issued under ORS 680.500 to 680.565, a person may not

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ORS 680.510 Application of ORS 680.500 to 680.565. The prohibitions of ORS 680.500 to 680.565 do not apply to

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ORS 680.515 Application for license; qualifications of applicants; waiver of examination requirement; temporary license; rules. (1) Subject to the provisions of ORS 676.612, the Health Licensing Office shall issue a license to practice denture technology to an applicant who, in addition to submitting an application and paying the applicable fees established under ORS 676.576

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ORS 680.520 Examination of applicants. (1) Examinations of applicants for licensure under ORS 680.500 to 680.565 shall be held at least once a year at such times and places as the State Board of Denture Technology may determine. Timely and appropriate notice shall be given to each applicant

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ORS 680.525 [1979 c.1 §6; 1981 c.313 §8; 1991 c.921 §4; 1993 c.142 §7; 1999 c.885 §27; 2003 c.547 §14; 2005 c.648 §26; 2009 c.701 §18; repealed by 2013 c.314 §65]

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ORS 680.527 Licensure without examination; fees. The Health Licensing Office may issue a license to practice denture technology, without examination, to any person who

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ORS 680.530 [1979 c.1 §7; 1989 c.694 §3; 1991 c.921 §5; 1993 c.142 §8; 2001 c.274 §1; 2003 c.547 §15; 2005 c.648 §27; 2009 c.701 §19; repealed by 2013 c.314 §65]

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ORS 680.535 Grounds for imposing discipline. In the manner prescribed in ORS chapter 183 for contested cases, the Health Licensing Office may impose a form of discipline listed in ORS 676.612 against any person practicing denture technology for any of the grounds listed in ORS 676.612 and for any violation of the provisions of ORS 680.500 to 680.565, or the rules adopted thereunder. [1979 c.1 §8; 1991 c.921 §6; 1993 c.142 §9; 2003 c.547 §16; 2005 c.648 §28; 2013 c.568 §49]

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ORS 680.540 [1979 c.1 §18; 1981 c.313 §4; 1991 c.921 §7; 1993 c.142 §10; repealed by 2003 c.547 §118]

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ORS 680.542 [1997 c.791 §29; repealed by 2001 c.274 §5]

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ORS 680.545 Statement of health care provider before treatment by denturist. Denturists licensed prior to January 1, 2004, who have not received an oral pathology endorsement from the State Board of Denture Technology may not treat any person without having first received a statement, dated within 30 days of the date of treatment and signed by a dentist, physician, naturopathic physician, physician associate licensed under ORS 677.505 to 677.525 or nurse practitioner licensed under ORS 678.375 to 678.390, that the person’s oral cavity is substantially free from disease and mechanically sufficient to receive a denture. [1979 c.1 §13; 1981 c.313 §5; 1989 c.694 §4; 1991 c.921 §8; 1993 c.142 §10a; 1997 c.652 §40; 2003 c.547 §17; 2005 c.471 §10; 2014 c.45 §73; 2017 c.356 §88; 2024 c.73 §143]

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ORS 680.547 Business or professional association of denturist and dentist. A dentist, as defined in ORS 679.010, and a denturist may cooperate and maintain any business or professional association that is mutually agreeable with each being responsible for their respective area of expertise. [2003 c.1 §3]

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ORS 680.550 Board to establish policies and criteria for assessment. The State Board of Denture Technology shall establish policies and criteria for the assessment of the quality of the practice of denture technology based on practice standards subject to the approval of the Health Licensing Office. [1979 c.1 §19; 1991 c.921 §9; 1993 c.142 §11; 2005 c.648 §29; 2013 c.568 §50]

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ORS 680.555 [1979 c.1 §9; 1989 c.694 §5; repealed by 1991 c.921 §22]

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ORS 680.556 State Board of Denture Technology; membership; compensation and expenses. (1) There is established, within the Health Licensing Office, the State Board of Denture Technology. The board consists of seven 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

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ORS 680.560 Board meetings. The State Board of Denture Technology shall hold a meeting at least once each year and shall annually elect a chairperson from its members. [1979 c.1 §10; 1981 c.313 §6; 1991 c.921 §13; 1993 c.142 §13; 1999 c.885 §29; 2003 c.547 §18]

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ORS 680.565 Authority of Health Licensing Office and director; rules; issuance of license. (1) The Health Licensing Office has such authority as is reasonably necessary to administer ORS 680.500 to 680.565 and 680.990 (2), including the authority to adopt rules pursuant to ORS chapter 183

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ORS 680.567 [1993 c.142 §17; repealed by 2003 c.547 §118]

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ORS 680.570 [1979 c.1 §12; 1999 c.885 §31; 2005 c.648 §32; repealed by 2009 c.701 §67]

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ORS 680.572 [1991 c.921 §18; repealed by 2003 c.547 §118]

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ORS 680.990 Criminal penalties. (1) Violation of any of the provisions of ORS 680.010 to 680.205 is a Class C misdemeanor

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