(1) A dental therapist may perform the procedures listed in ORS § 679.621 so long as the procedures are included in an education program described in ORS § 679.603 (1) or the dental therapist has received additional training in the procedure approved by the Oregon Board of Dentistry.

Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 679.624

  • Dental therapist: means a person licensed to practice dental therapy under ORS § 679. See Oregon Statutes 679.010
  • Dentistry: means the healing art concerned with:

    (A) The examination, diagnosis, treatment planning, treatment, care and prevention of conditions within the human oral cavity and maxillofacial region, and of conditions of adjacent or related tissues and structures; and

    (B) The prescribing, dispensing and administering of prescription drugs for purposes related to the activities described in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph. See Oregon Statutes 679.010

(2) A dental therapist shall purchase and maintain liability insurance as determined sufficient by the board.

(3) A dental therapist shall dedicate at least 51 percent of the dental therapist’s practice to patients who represent underserved populations, as defined by the Oregon Health Authority by rule, or patients located in dental care health professional shortage areas, as determined by the authority. [2021 c.530 § 10]

 

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