Section 679.310 – Duty to report violations; exceptions; liability.
(1)(a) Unless state or federal laws relating to confidentiality or the protection of health information prohibit disclosure, any dentist or dental hygienist, or any person licensed by the Oregon Board of Dentistry, shall report to the board any suspected violation of this chapter or ORS 680.010 to 680.205 or any rule adopted by the board. […]
Section 679.320 – Confidentiality of information provided to board; limitation of liability.
(1) Any information provided to the Oregon Board of Dentistry as the basis of a complaint or in the investigation thereof shall not be subject to public disclosure during the period of investigation. (2) Any person who reports or provides information to the board and who does so in good faith shall not be subject […]
Section 679.323 – Removal of individual disciplinary information; rules.
(1) Upon the request of an individual who has been disciplined by the Oregon Board of Dentistry, the board shall remove from its website and other publicly accessible print and electronic publications under the board’s control all information related to disciplining the individual under ORS 679.140 and any findings and conclusions made by the board […]
Section 679.500 – Administration of local anesthesia for certain purposes; rules.
(1) A dentist licensed to practice dentistry in this state may administer local anesthesia to a person for the purposes of receiving permanent lip color from a person licensed to perform tattooing under ORS 690.350 to 690.410 or having permanent hair removal in the lip area from a person licensed to perform electrolysis under ORS […]
Section 679.510 – Liability insurance for retired dentist; requirements; rules.
(1) For the purposes of this section, “retired dentist” means a person who is retired from active practice except for the practice of dentistry without remuneration as a volunteer. (2) Subject to availability of funding, the Oregon Department of Administrative Services shall establish a program to purchase and maintain liability insurance for retired dentists. Insurance […]
Section 679.520 – Treatment of dental waste materials containing mercury.
(1) A dentist who places in or removes from the human oral cavity dental materials containing mercury shall: (a) Implement and maintain best management practices of dental wastes as developed by the Oregon Dental Association to prevent amalgam waste and mercury from entering the air, sewage systems, waterways and garbage; (b) Have an amalgam separator […]
Section 679.176 – Written work orders required for certain services.
(1) No dentist may use the services of any person, not licensed to practice dentistry in this state, to construct, alter, repair, reline, reproduce or duplicate any prosthetic denture, bridge, appliance or any other structure to be worn in the human mouth, unless the dentist first furnishes to such person a written work order, in […]
Section 679.525 – Amalgam separators required in certain dental facilities.
Each dental facility constructed on or after January 1, 2008, shall have amalgam separators that meet the requirements of ORS 679.520 (1)(b). [2007 c.517 §3] Note: 679.525 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 679 or any series therein by legislative action. […]
Section 679.180 – Enforcement; jurisdiction.
(1) The district attorney of each county shall attend to the prosecution of all criminal complaints made under this chapter and may represent the Oregon Board of Dentistry in any proceeding brought pursuant to ORS 679.027 upon a complaint, information or indictment filed against any person under this chapter, or upon request of the board. […]
Section 679.530 – Information about oral prosthetic devices.
Dental technicians shall, upon request by a dentist or patient, provide the dentist or patient with information about the location where oral prosthetic devices that are inserted into the human oral cavity or that come in contact with its adjacent structures and tissues were manufactured. [2009 c.147 §2]