Section 679.624 – Dental therapist authority to perform specified procedures; liability insurance; patient population requirement.
(1) A dental therapist may perform the procedures listed in ORS 679.621 so long as the procedures are included in an education program described in ORS 679.603 (1) or the dental therapist has received additional training in the procedure approved by the Oregon Board of Dentistry. (2) A dental therapist shall purchase and maintain liability […]
Section 679.627 – Discipline.
A person licensed under ORS 679.603 is subject to the provisions of ORS 679.140. [2021 c.530 §11]
Section 679.630 – Rules.
The Oregon Board of Dentistry shall adopt rules necessary to administer ORS 679.600 to 679.630. In adopting rules under this section, the board shall consult with dental therapists and organizations that represent dental therapists in this state. [2021 c.530 §12]
Section 679.991 – Penalties.
(1) Violation of any provision of ORS 679.020 or 679.025 (1) is a Class C felony. (2) Violation of ORS 679.170 or 679.176 is a Class B misdemeanor. (3) In the event of a second or subsequent conviction under subsection (1) of this section, the court must impose a minimum sentence of 10 days of […]
Section 679.543 – Use of telehealth by dental care provider.
(1) As used in this section, “telehealth” means a variety of methods, through the use of electronic and telecommunications technologies, for the distance delivery of health care services, including dental care services, and clinical information designed to improve a patient’s health status and to enhance delivery of the health care services and clinical information. (2) […]
Section 679.546 – Advertising as specialist; requirements; rules.
(1) A dentist licensed by the Oregon Board of Dentistry may advertise that the dentist is a specialist in one or more areas of dentistry if the dentist: (a) Has completed a post-doctoral residency program that is at least two years in length and is accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation, or its successor […]
Section 679.260 – Oregon Board of Dentistry Account; disbursement of receipts.
(1) The Oregon Board of Dentistry Account is established in the State Treasury separate and distinct from the General Fund. (2) All moneys received by the Oregon Board of Dentistry under this chapter shall be paid to the State Treasury and credited to the Oregon Board of Dentistry Account. Any interest or other income derived […]
Section 679.280 – Dental committees or consultants for improving standards of practice; liability; confidentiality of proceedings.
(1) The Oregon Board of Dentistry may appoint a consultant or a committee or committees, each consisting of one or more licensed dentists in this state, to study and report to the board the condition of and dental treatment rendered to any person or persons by any licensed dentist or dentists in this state or […]
Section 679.290 – Failure to comply with subpoena issued by board.
(1) If a person fails to comply with any subpoena issued under ORS 679.250 (8), a judge of the circuit court of any county, on application of the executive director of the Oregon Board of Dentistry, shall compel obedience by proceedings for contempt as in the case of disobedience of the requirements of a subpoena […]
Section 679.300 – Privileged data; admissibility of data as evidence in judicial proceedings.
(1) All data shall be privileged and shall not be admissible in evidence in any judicial proceeding, but this section shall not affect the admissibility in evidence of a party’s records dealing with a party’s care and treatment. (2) A person serving on or communicating information to a committee described in subsection (4) of this […]