ORS 679.115
Licensing of dental instructor

  • requirements

(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 subsection (2) of this section.

(2)

An applicant for a dental instructor’s license must be a full-time instructor of dentistry engaged in dental activities, including but not limited to participation in a faculty practice plan, within the scope of the applicant’s employment at Oregon Health and Science University and either:

(a)

Be a graduate of an accredited dental school; or

(b)

If the applicant is not a graduate of an accredited dental school, have a certificate or degree showing successful completion of an advanced dental education program of at least two years’ duration from an accredited dental school and:

(A)

Be licensed to practice dentistry in another state or a Canadian province;

(B)

Have held an instructor’s or faculty license to practice dentistry in another state or a Canadian province immediately prior to becoming an instructor of dentistry at Oregon Health and Science University;

(C)

Have successfully passed any clinical examination recognized by the board for initial licensure; or

(D)

Be certified by the appropriate national certifying examination body in a dental specialty recognized by the American Dental Association.

(3)

The board may refuse to issue or renew a dental instructor’s license to an applicant or licensee:

(a)

Who has been convicted of an offense or disciplined by a dental licensing body in a manner that bears, in the judgment of the board, a demonstrable relationship to the ability of the applicant or licensee to practice dentistry in accordance with the provisions of this chapter;

(b)

Who has falsified an application for licensure; or

(c)

For cause as described under ORS 679.140 (Discipline of licensee) or 679.170 (Prohibited practices).

(4)

A person issued a dental instructor’s license is restricted to the practice of dentistry for or on behalf of Oregon Health and Science University.

(5)

A license issued to an applicant qualifying for a dental instructor’s license who is a specialist by virtue of successful completion of an advanced dental education program is restricted to the specialty in which the dentist was trained.

(6)

As used in this section, “accredited” means accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association or its successor agency, if any. [1999 c.578 §8; 2001 c.188 §1; 2013 c.413 §1; 2015 c.394 §1]

Source: Section 679.115 — Licensing of dental instructor; requirements, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors679.­html.

679.010
Definitions
679.020
Practice of dentistry or operating dental office without license prohibited
679.022
Exemption from naming licensed dentist as director for accredited institutions and programs
679.025
License required to practice dentistry
679.027
Enjoining violations
679.050
Nonresident dentists giving or receiving instruction
679.060
Application for license
679.065
Qualifications of applicants
679.070
Examination
679.080
Reexamination of applicants
679.090
Issuance of license
679.115
Licensing of dental instructor
679.120
Fees
679.140
Discipline of licensee
679.160
Appeal from board decision
679.165
Automatic suspension of license in case of mental disorder
679.170
Prohibited practices
679.176
Written work orders required for certain services
679.180
Enforcement
679.230
Oregon Board of Dentistry
679.250
Powers and duties of board
679.253
Authority of board to require fingerprints
679.255
Board to adopt standards for sedation during dental procedures
679.260
Oregon Board of Dentistry Account
679.280
Dental committees or consultants for improving standards of practice
679.290
Failure to comply with subpoena issued by board
679.300
Privileged data
679.310
Duty to report violations
679.320
Confidentiality of information provided to board
679.323
Removal of individual disciplinary information
679.500
Administration of local anesthesia for certain purposes
679.510
Liability insurance for retired dentist
679.520
Treatment of dental waste materials containing mercury
679.525
Amalgam separators required in certain dental facilities
679.530
Information about oral prosthetic devices
679.535
Requirement to test heat sterilization device
679.540
Oral disease prevention services
679.543
Use of telehealth by dental care provider
679.546
Advertising as specialist
679.549
Expression of regret or apology
679.552
Prescription and administration of vaccines
679.600
Definitions for ORS 679.600 to 679.630
679.603
Dental therapy license
679.606
Examinations, reexamination
679.609
Grounds for refusal to issue or renew license
679.612
Prohibition on unauthorized practice, use of title
679.615
Fees
679.618
Collaborative agreement required to practice dental therapy
679.621
Dental therapist scope of practice
679.624
Dental therapist authority to perform specified procedures
679.627
Discipline
679.630
Rules
679.991
Penalties
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