Oregon Code § 680.060·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
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]