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.

(2)

The examination must be sufficiently thorough to test the fitness of the applicant to practice dental hygiene. The examination must include, written in the English language, questions on any subjects pertaining to dental hygiene.

(3)

If a test or examination was taken within five years of the date of application and the applicant received a passing score on the test or examination, as established by the board by rule, the board:

(a)

To satisfy the written examination authorized under this section, may accept the results of national standardized examinations.

(b)

To satisfy the clinical or laboratory examination authorized under this section:

(A)

Shall accept the results of regional and national testing agencies or clinical board examinations administered by other states; and

(B)

May accept the results of board-recognized testing agencies.

(4)

The board may accept results of board-recognized testing agencies and shall accept the results of regional and national testing agencies or of clinical board examinations administered by other states in satisfaction of the examinations authorized under this section for applicants who have engaged in the active practice of dental hygiene in Oregon, other states, the Armed Forces of the United States, the United States Public Health Service or the United States Department of Veterans Affairs for a period of at least 3,500 hours in the five years immediately preceding application and who meet all other requirements for licensure. [Amended by 1963 c.266 §6; 1983 c.169 §22; 2001 c.193 §2; 2003 c.83 §10; 2005 c.229 §2; 2009 c.582 §2; 2019 c.467 §2]

Source: Section 680.060 — Examination; acceptable results, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors680.­html.

680.010
Definitions for ORS 680.010 to 680.205
680.020
Practice of dental hygiene without license prohibited
680.026
Application of fluoride varnishes to teeth of children by certain counselors and health assistants
680.040
Qualifications of applicants for dental hygiene licensure examination
680.050
Application for examination
680.060
Examination
680.070
Additional requirements for certain applicants
680.072
Issuing license
680.075
Fees
680.082
Licensure of dental hygiene instructor
680.100
Discipline of dental hygienist
680.110
Disposition of receipts
680.150
Employment of dental hygienist
680.165
Monitoring performance
680.172
Oral health screening by dental hygienists and dental assistants
680.200
Issuing expanded practice permit
680.205
Services rendered under permit
680.210
Compilation of data on expanded practice dental hygienists
680.213
Interim therapeutic restoration
680.500
Definitions for ORS 680.500 to 680.565
680.505
Practice of denture technology prohibited without license
680.510
Application of ORS 680.500 to 680.565
680.515
Application for license
680.520
Examination of applicants
680.527
Licensure without examination
680.535
Grounds for imposing discipline
680.545
Statement of health care provider before treatment by denturist
680.547
Business or professional association of denturist and dentist
680.550
Board to establish policies and criteria for assessment
680.556
State Board of Denture Technology
680.560
Board meetings
680.565
Authority of Health Licensing Office and director
680.990
Criminal penalties
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