Oregon Code § 679.606·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Examinations, reexamination; acceptable results; rules.
(1)(a) The Oregon Board of
Dentistry may require an applicant for a license to practice dental therapy to
pass written, laboratory or clinical examinations to test the professional
knowledge and skills of the applicant.
(b) The
examinations may not be affiliated with or administered by a dental pilot
project or a dental therapy education program described in ORS 679.603.
(c) The
examinations must:
(A) Be elementary
and practical in character, and sufficiently thorough to test the fitness of
the applicant to practice dental therapy;
(B) Be written in
English; and
(C) Include
questions on subjects pertaining to dental therapy.
(2) 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 laboratory or clinical 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.
(3) The board
shall accept the results of regional and national testing agencies or of
clinical board examinations administered by other states, and may accept
results of board-recognized testing agencies, in satisfaction of the
examinations authorized under this section for applicants who have engaged in
the active practice of dental therapy in Oregon, another state, 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.
(4) The board
shall establish rules related to reexamination for an applicant who fails an
examination. [2021 c.530 §4]