Oregon Statutes 679.025 – License required to practice dentistry; exemptions
(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.
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 679.025
- Dental hygienist: means a person who, under the supervision of a dentist, practices dental hygiene. See Oregon Statutes 679.010
- Dentist: means a person who may perform any intraoral or extraoral procedure required in the practice of dentistry. 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
- Direct supervision: means supervision requiring that a dentist diagnose the condition to be treated, that a dentist authorize the procedure to be performed, and that a dentist remain in the dental treatment room while the procedures are performed. See Oregon Statutes 679.010
- Indirect supervision: means supervision requiring that a dentist authorize the procedures and that a dentist be on the premises while the procedures are performed. See Oregon Statutes 679.010
- Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
- United States: includes territories, outlying possessions and the District of Columbia. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
(2) Subsection (1) of this section does not apply to:
(a) Dentists licensed in another state or country making a clinical presentation sponsored by a bona fide dental society or association or an accredited dental educational institution approved by the board.
(b) Bona fide full-time students of dentistry who, during the period of their enrollment and as a part of the course of study in an Oregon accredited dental education program, engage in clinical studies on the premises of such institution or in a clinical setting located off the premises of the institution if the facility, the instructional staff and the course of study to be pursued at the off-premises location meet minimum requirements prescribed by the rules of the board and the clinical study is performed under the indirect supervision of a member of the faculty.
(c) Bona fide full-time students of dentistry who, during the period of their enrollment and as a part of the course of study in a dental education program located outside of Oregon that is accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association or its successor agency, engage in community-based or clinical studies as an elective or required rotation in a clinical setting located in Oregon if the community-based or clinical studies meet minimum requirements prescribed by the rules of the board and are performed under the indirect supervision of a member of the faculty of the Oregon Health and Science University School of Dentistry.
(d) Candidates who are preparing for a licensure examination to practice dentistry and whose application has been accepted by the board or its agent, if the clinical preparation is conducted in a clinic located on premises approved for that purpose by the board and if the procedures are limited to examination only. This exception shall exist for a period not to exceed two weeks immediately prior to a regularly scheduled licensure examination.
(e) Dentists practicing in the discharge of official duties as employees of the United States Government and any of its agencies.
(f) Instructors of dentistry, whether full- or part-time, while exclusively engaged in teaching activities and while employed in accredited dental educational institutions.
(g) Dentists who are employed by public health agencies and who are not engaged in the direct delivery of clinical dental services to patients.
(h) Persons licensed to practice medicine in the State of Oregon in the regular discharge of their duties.
(i) Persons qualified to perform services relating to general anesthesia or sedation under the direct supervision of a licensed dentist.
(j)(A) Dentists licensed in another country and in good standing, while practicing dentistry without compensation for no more than five consecutive days in any 12-month period, provided the dentist submits an application to the board at least 10 days before practicing dentistry under this subparagraph and the application is approved by the board.
(B) Dentists licensed in another state or United States territory and practicing in this state under ORS § 676.347.
(k) Persons practicing dentistry upon themselves as the patient.
(L) Dental hygienists, dental assistants or dental technicians performing services under the supervision of a licensed dentist in accordance with the rules adopted by the board.
(m) A person licensed as a denturist under ORS § 680.500 to 680.565 engaged in the practice of denture technology.
(n) An expanded practice dental hygienist who renders services authorized by a permit issued by the board pursuant to ORS § 680.200. [1953 c.574 § 2; 1955 c.560 § 1; 1957 c.552 § 4; 1963 c.284 § 1; 1971 c.48 § 1; 1973 c.390 § 1; 1975 c.693 § 19; 1979 c.1 § 16; 1983 c.169 § 2; 1993 c.142 § 1; 1997 c.251 § 5; 2005 c.504 § 1; 2011 c.716 § 5; 2012 c.80 § 1; 2013 c.114 § 1; 2017 c.342 § 1; 2022 c.62 § 5]
[1971 c.48 § 2; 1975 c.693 § 20; 1977 c.192 § 2; 1981 c.185 § 1; repealed by 1983 c.169 § 34]